Charles Hay | |
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High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malaysia | |
Assumed office April 2019 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
Preceded by | Victoria Treadell |
British Ambassador to South Korea | |
In office February 2015 –March 2018 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
Preceded by | Scott Wightman |
Succeeded by | Simon Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Hay |
Nationality | British |
Spouse | Pascale Sutherland |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch/service | British Army |
Years of service | 1987-1993 |
Rank | Captain |
Charles John Hay, MVO (born 22 September 1965) is the current High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malaysia and has been in the posting since April 2019. He is the former British Ambassador to South Korea. [1]
Hay joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1993. [2]
From 2015 to 2018,he served as British Ambassador to South Korea. [1] [2]
On 8 November 2018,Hay was announced as the next High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malaysia,in succession to Victoria Treadell. He took up the post in April 2019. [2] [3]
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