LONDON, June 16 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:

Ms Olivia Ricketts has been appointed His Majesty's Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and His Majesty's non-resident Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein in succession to Mr James Squire. Ms Ricketts will take up her appointment during January 2027.

Curriculum Vitae

Full name: Olivia Hope Ricketts

Year Role

2026 FCDO, Full time language training (German)

2025 DSIT, Director, International and Economic Security

2023 to 2025 FCDO, Deputy Director, Science & Technology

2019 to 2023 FCDO, Geneva, Political Counsellor to the UN and WTO

2019 FCO, Full time language training (French)

2016 to 2019 FCO, Head of Section, Middle East political

2002 to 2016 Mars, L'Oreal, Lego

1999 to 2002 University of Oxford, MA (Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics

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