Rosalind Marsden
British diplomat and public servant
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Dame Rosalind Mary Marsden DCMG (born 1950) is a British diplomat and public servant. She was European Union Special Representative to Sudan from 2010 to 2013.[1][2] Dame Rosalind is a Patron of the charity Kids for Kids, helping children in Darfur, Sudan. She is currently an Associate Fellow in the Africa Programme at Chatham House.[citation needed]
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Early life and education
She was educated at Woking County Grammar School for Girls, Somerville College, Oxford and St Antony's College, Oxford.[citation needed]
Background
- 1974, Assistant Desk Officer at the Near East and North Africa Department
- 1976–1980, Tokyo, the Second Secretary, Chancery (later promoted to First Secretary)
- 1980–1983, FCO, policy planner
- 1983–1985, European Community Department (Internal) Head of Section
- 1985–1988, British Embassy, Bonn
- 1989–1991, Deputy Head, Hong Kong Department
- 1991–1993, National Westminster Bank (Secondment)
- 1993–1996, Tokyo, Political Counsellor
- 1996–1999, Head, United Nations Department
- 1999–2003, Director, Asia-Pacific
- 2003–2006, Kabul, Afghanistan as Her Majesty's Ambassador
- 2006–2007, Basra, Iraq as British Consul-General
- 2007–2010, British Ambassador, Sudan
- 2010–2013, EU Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan[3][4]
In Kabul, she was a prominent supporter of the Afghan Woman's Hour,[5] a women's radio programme for the BBC World Service Trust, to be broadcast on World Service Radio.
Honours
Marsden was appointed DCMG in the New Year Honours 2010.[6] She is also an Honorary Fellow, Somerville College, Oxford.[7]