Andrew Dalgleish (diplomat)

Dalgleish joined the Department of Social Security in 1998. He went on to join the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the United Kingdom Representation to the European Union, where he worked until 2008. He served as the deputy head of mission at the British Embassy Seoul from 2011 to 2015.^[1] He became the Ambassador to Croatia in July 2016.^[3][4]

While ambassador in Croatia, Dalgleish had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and was interviewed about its impact on his diplomatic life. He noted that he was glad he had moved his children from the United Kingdom to join him.^[5]

In 2019, Dalgleish reassured Croatian citizens living in the United Kingdom that the British Government had taken measures to protect EU citizens in the event of a No-deal Brexit.^[6]

In 2022, Dalgleish was appointed as deputy British High Commissioner to Pakistan.^[3] As of January 2023, he was serving as acting High Commissioner and stated that the international community needed a clear plan from Pakistan on the spending of international aid. "What won’t happen is $9 billion will be dumped into Pakistan’s bank account and they will then figure out what to do."^[7]

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