PRESS RELEASE : Change of His Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan [March 2023]
The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 14 March 2023.
Mr Stephen Conlon has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan in succession to Ms Lucia Wilde who will be transferring to another Civil Service appointment. Mr Conlon will take up his appointment during May 2023.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Stephen Austin Conlon
Married to: Ruta Conlon (née Taraskeviciute)
Children: Two
| Date | Role |
|---|---|
| 2022 to present | Full Time Language Training (Russian) |
| 2020 to 2022 | Brussels, UK Mission to the EU, Head of European Parliament Team |
| 2017 to 2020 | United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the European Union, Head of European Parliament Team |
| 2014 to 2017 | United Kingdom Permanent Representation to the European Union, Food Safety and Veterinary Attaché |
| 2009 to 2014 | Vilnius, Deputy Head of Mission, Chargé d’Affaires and Her Majesty’s Consul |
| 2004 to 2008 | Helsinki, Director of UK Trade and Investment |
| 2004 | FCO, Desk Officer, EU Department (Internal), later Full Time Language Training (Finnish) |
| 2003 | Stockholm, Trade Attaché |
| 2001 to 2003 | FCO, Desk Officer for EU Environment & Food Safety, EU Department (Internal) |
| 1997 to 2001 | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the World Economic Forum, Desk Officer, Economic Policy Department |
