Karen Wolstenholme
Karen Suzanne Wolstenholme (born 16 October 1962)[1] is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) 2011–12.[2]
Born in Hammersmith, Wolstenholme was educated at Penrhos College and joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1980. She served in Moscow, Düsseldorf, Dublin, Harare, Brussels and Wellington before being posted to The Hague in 2007 as deputy UK Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.[3] She gained a Master of Public Administration degree from the Open University in 2010. She was appointed to be Ambassador to North Korea in 2010 and took up the post in September 2011.[3][4][5][6][7][8] She was replaced as Ambassador to North Korea in October 2012 by Michael Gifford.[9] Her husband, Jonathan Wolstenholme, Her Majesty's Consul to Cuba, died in 2011 due to diabetic ketoacidosis.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Wolstenholme, Karen Suzanne, (born 16 Oct. 1962), HM Diplomatic Service, retired; Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2011–12; FCO Services, 2013–16". Who's Who. 2011. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.253944.
- ↑ "British diplomat takes roller coaster ride with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011.
- ↑ "Appointments: Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ↑ "Woman tapped as next British ambassador to N. Korea". The Korea Times. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ↑ House of Lords (2012). The Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Lords official report. H.M. Stationery Office. Search this book on
- ↑ Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Commons official report. H.M. Stationery Office. 2010. Search this book on
- ↑ Lynch, Colum. "The Life of Diplomats in North Korea". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012.
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British Ambassador to North Korea 2011–2012 |
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