The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 1 May 2026.
Mr Nick Pickard CVO has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Austria in succession to Ms Lindsay Skoll CMG, who will become Principal of Jesus College, University of Oxford. Mr Pickard will take up his appointment during July 2026.
Curriculum Vitae
Full name: Nicholas Peter Pickard
| Year | Role |
|---|---|
| 2023 to present | FCDO, Director Europe |
| 2017 to 2023 | Brussels, Deputy Permanent Representative, UK Joint Delegation to NATO |
| 2013 to 2017 | Berlin, Deputy Head of Mission, Political Counsellor and Consul-General |
| 2013 | Berlin, Secondment to Auswärtiges Amt |
| 2008 to 2012 | FCO, Head, Security Policy Department |
| 2008 | Joined FCO |
| 2007 to 2008 | MoD, Director, Streamlining Programme Team |
| 2006 to 2007 | High Wycombe, Royal Air Force, Human Resources Business Partner |
| 2004 to 2006 | MoD, Assistant Director, European Union and United Nations Directorate |
| 2003 | MoD, Assistant Director, Iraq Secretariat |
| 2002 to 2003 | MoD, Assistant Director, Nuclear Policy Directorate |
| 2001 to 2002 | MoD, Assistant Director, Equipment Capability Secretariat |
| 1995 to 2001 | MoD Fast Stream, Various Positions |