- 2022–present: Her Majesty’s Ambassador, British Embassy Seoul
- 2018–2021: Her Majesty’s Ambassador, British Embassy Pyongyang
- 2015–2018: Minister Counsellor, British Embassy Beijing
- 2011–2015: Deputy Head of Mission, later Chargé d’Affaires (on loan to H6European External Action Service), E.U. Delegation Jakarta
- 2009–2011: Deputy Head, South East Asia & Pacific Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
- 2008: FCO, Senior Policy Adviser on North Korea
- 2008: Chargé d’Affaires, British Embassy Pyongyang
- 2008: On loan to Cabinet Office
- 2006–2008: Deputy Programme Director, Corporate Services, FCO
- 2002–2006: First Secretary, British Embassy Washington
- 2000–2002: Principal Speechwriter to the Foreign Secretary, FCO
- 1999–2000: Head of Section, European Union Directorate, FCO
- 1998–1999: First Secretary, British Embassy Seoul
- 1995–1998: Second Secretary, British Embassy Seoul
- 1993–1995: Language Training (Korean)
- 1992: Joined FCO Education: M.A. (Cantab) Modern & Medieval Languages, Cambridge University (Fitzwilliam College) Languages: Korean, French, Mandarin, German, Indonesian