Early life
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Bridget Brind | |
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| British Ambassador to Jordan | |
| Assumed office April 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Edward Oakden |
Bridget Brind OBE is a British civil servant and diplomat,currently serving as Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Jordan. [1] [2]
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Brind joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1995. [3]
Brind worked in the Department for Exiting the European Union. [1]
Brind became the first female UK ambassador to Jordan in 2020. [4]
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