Before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Danae Dholakia worked in the NGO sector in Eastern and Central Africa for seven years.[2]
Dholakia worked as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Deputy Director covering Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Previous experience has included a period as Deputy Director on Counter-Terrorism issues in the Home Office, on NATO, on the EU in Brussels, and on UN issues.[2]
Danae Dholakia was subsequently appointed as a Political Counsellor in Pretoria.[2]
Danae Dholakia was appointed Special Envoy to Africa's Great Lakes Region in June 2015. She was also Head of Southern and Central Africa Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[2]
