Hannah Young

Young in 2024.

Hannah Young was a British civil servant and diplomat. She served as British Consul-General in New York from January to November 2024. ^[1]

Career

Born in Watford, ^[2] Young worked for the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit and the Cabinet Office and spent three years as a diplomat in Afghanistan before becoming the Prime Minister's lead official on home affairs policy at No. 10 Downing Street under Boris Johnson. ^[1] Her leaving party on 18 June 2020 was one of the gatherings investigated as part of the partygate inquiry, resulting in fixed penalty notices. ^{[2] [3]}

After moving to the British Consulate General in New York, Young became acting Consul-General in 2021, then Deputy Consul-General. From January to November 2024 she served as Consul-General (the role of Trade Commissioner for North America having been separated from the role of Consul-General). ^[1]

In 2024 Young unveiled a plaque at Saint Thomas Church in New York to mark the 100th anniversary of the city's twinning with York in England. ^{[4] [5]} She also served as honorary chair of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York ^[6] and honorary president of the Saint George's Society of New York. ^[7]

Following her departure from the role of Consul-General, Hannah announced her transfer to the private sector in joining Standard Industries as VP Special Projects in New York. ^[8] .

References

1. United Kingdom Government, Hannah Young, Biography. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
2. The Herts Advertiser, "St Albans political advisor's leaving party allegedly broke lockdown rules", 22 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
3. The Guardian, "Partygate: police have issued 50 fixed-penalty notices, says Met", 12 April 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
4. Episcopal News Service, "New York’s St. Thomas Church hosts 'Twinning of York' centennial festivities, presiding bishop to preach", 8 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
5. English Cathedrals, "York and New York: 100 Years of Twinning", 10 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
6. Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, Leadership. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
7. Saint George's Society of New York, Our Leadership. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
8. Young, Hannah. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahyounguk . Retrieved 2 April 2025.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Emma Wade-Smith (as Consul-General and Trade Commissioner for North America)	British Consul-General in New York 2024	Succeeded by