Hannah Young | |
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 Young in 2024 | |
| British Consul-General in New York | |
| In office January 2024 –November 2024 | |
| Deputy Consul General to New York | |
| In office 2020–2024 | |
Hannah Young is a former British civil servant and diplomat. She served as British Consul-General in New York from January to November 2024. [1]
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]
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