Press release

Change of British High Commissioner to Ghana

Mr Christian Rogg has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
17 April 2025

Mr Christian Rogg has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana in succession to Ms Harriet Thompson who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. 聽Mr Rogg will take up his appointment during July 2025.

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Year Role
2023 to present FCDO, Director for Development and Open Societies
2021 to 2023聽 FCDO, Director for Development, Parliament, Coordination聽and Capability
2017 to 2021 Addis Ababa, Development Director
2015 to 2017聽 Kinshasa, Head of DFID
2012 to 2015聽 Abuja, Acting/Deputy Head of DFID
2009 to 2012 聽Hanoi, Acting/Deputy Head of DFID
2006 to 2009 Accra, Head of Governance and Growth Team, DFID
2003 to 2006聽 DFID, Head of Growth Team, Policy Division
2000 to 2003聽 DFID, Economic Adviser/Acting Team Leader, Private Sector Policy Department
2001 University of Oxford, Instructor, Department of Economics
1999 to 2000 DFID, Assistant Adviser, Business Partnerships Department
1999 University of Oxford, Researcher, Development Studies Centre
1998听 Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, Assistant, Private Sector Department
1995 to 1997聽 PricewaterhouseCoopers, Washington, Consultant, Economics and Finance Division
1995 Senator Joe Lieberman鈥檚 Office, United States Senate, Legislative Intern
1994 SmithKline Beecham, Assistant to Director for Business Planning and Analysis
1993听 Merrill Lynch, Frankfurt, Assistant to Financial Consultants
1990 to 1992聽 DG Bank, Frankfurt, Trainee

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Published 17 April 2025