Jill Morris | |
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![]() Morris in 2019 | |
British Ambassador to Turkey | |
Assumed office January 2023 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Dominick Chilcott |
British Ambassador to Italy | |
In office July 2016 –January 2022 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Christopher Prentice |
Succeeded by | Edward Llewellyn |
Personal details | |
Born | Chester,Cheshire,England | 14 August 1967
Residence(s) | Ankara,Turkey |
Alma mater | Southampton University Warwick University |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Jill Morris CMG (born 14 August 1967) [1] is a British diplomat who was the British Ambassador to Italy and non-resident British Ambassador to San Marino,succeeding Christopher Prentice. [2] She is the first female to have held this post. [3]
Morris was born in Chester,Cheshire and studied Modern Languages at Southampton (MA) and Warwick (MPhil) Universities. [4]
Morris joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1999. She has had several postings in Europe and within the United Kingdom. [5] On 13 June 2015,during the Birthday Honours,Morris was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to British foreign policy when serving as Director for Europe. [6]
In December 2015,it was announced that Morris was to be appointed the British Ambassador to Italy and San Marino in July 2016. [2] She became the British Ambassador to Turkey in January 2023. [7]