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Full name: Fiona Elizabeth Blyth  

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DatesRole
2023 to 2026Ulaanbaatar, HM Ambassador 
2021 to 2022Cabinet Office, Russia / Ukraine Team Leader, National Security Secretariat 
2020 to 2021Cabinet Office, Principal Analyst (Middle East) 
2017 to 2020Mogadishu, Senior Political Affairs Officer, United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia 
2013 to 2017FCO, United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations in New York, Senior Policy Adviser 
2013New York, Policy Analyst, International Peace Institute 
2012New York, Researcher to the Director of Policy, the Clinton Foundation 
2011 to 2012FCO, Desk Officer, European Counter Terrorism  
2006 to 2010British Army, Officer 
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