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Tarandip “Tammy” Kaur Sandhu MBE has been appointed as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Holy See, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has announced. She will succeed Christopher John Trott CVO, who is moving to another Diplomatic Service appointment.
Sandhu is due to take up the role in August 2026. She has been undertaking pre-posting training, including Italian language training, since 2025, ahead of the appointment.
Her previous diplomatic posts include His Majesty’s Consul General in San Francisco from 2023 to 2025, and Deputy Consul General in San Francisco from 2021 to 2023. She has also served in Chennai as Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Department for International Trade, in Brussels as Deputy Spokesperson at the UK Permanent Representation to the EU, and in Rabat as Second Secretary for political and economic affairs.