PRESS RELEASE : Change of British High Commissioner to Ghana [April 2025]

The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 17 April 2025.

Mr Christian Rogg has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana in succession to Ms Harriet Thompson who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.  Mr Rogg will take up his appointment during July 2025.

Curriculum vitae

Full name: Christian Stefan Rogg

Year Role
2023 to present FCDO, Director for Development and Open Societies
2021 to 2023 FCDO, Director for Development, Parliament, Coordination and Capability
2017 to 2021 Addis Ababa, Development Director
2015 to 2017 Kinshasa, Head of DFID
2012 to 2015 Abuja, Acting/Deputy Head of DFID
2009 to 2012  Hanoi, Acting/Deputy Head of DFID
2006 to 2009 Accra, Head of Governance and Growth Team, DFID
2003 to 2006 DFID, Head of Growth Team, Policy Division
2000 to 2003 DFID, Economic Adviser/Acting Team Leader, Private Sector Policy Department
2001 University of Oxford, Instructor, Department of Economics
1999 to 2000 DFID, Assistant Adviser, Business Partnerships Department
1999 University of Oxford, Researcher, Development Studies Centre
1998 Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, Assistant, Private Sector Department
1995 to 1997 PricewaterhouseCoopers, Washington, Consultant, Economics and Finance Division
1995 Senator Joe Lieberman’s Office, United States Senate, Legislative Intern
1994 SmithKline Beecham, Assistant to Director for Business Planning and Analysis
1993 Merrill Lynch, Frankfurt, Assistant to Financial Consultants
1990 to 1992 DG Bank, Frankfurt, Trainee