Kate Harrisson

She graduated from Open University, and SOAS University of London.^[2] She gained first degrees in Modern Chinese studies and in psychology and she has a master's degree in social anthropology. She worked in business in China until in 2000 she decided to join the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.^[3]

She was Deputy Head of Mission to Vietnam, Political Counselor in China, and Economic Consul in Hong Kong.^[3][4] She was a panelist at 2019 Latin American Cities Conferences: Lima.^[5]

She signed a Infrastructure Task Force Memorandum of Understanding in 2021 to continue to support a joint Infrastructure Task Force that had been working since 2018.^[6] She promoted infrastructure improvement in Peru.^{[7][8][9][10]}