Laura Davies
Biography
Ms Laura Davies was appointed the UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in February 2022.
Laura joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1998. She has most recently served as Head of Politics, Engagement and Public Affairs at the British Embassy in Paris and Deputy British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Previous postings include Deputy Director for Migration and Deputy Head of Counter Proliferation Department in the then Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. Other postings include Islamabad, Addis Ababa, Brasilia and Brussels.
Laura has a degree in Classics and English from the University of Oxford. She is married to Charles and has two daughters.
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Previous roles in government
- British Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka