First female British Deputy High Commissioner arrives Lagos

The British Deputy High Commission in Lagos has announced the arrival of a new Deputy High Commissioner, Laure Beaufils. Laure who is the first female Deputy High Commissioner Laure-Beaufils Beaufils who will head the UK mission in Lagos while commenting on her arrival said that, “I’m delighted to be in Lagos and leading the UK mission here.

I look forward to working with a variety of Nigerian partners to further progress the already strong UK/Nigeria relationship”. Before now, Laure Beaufils has been head of the UK Department of International Development in Rwanda since August 2014 where she managed a $100 million portfolio of programmes focusing on economic development, governance and social sectors.

Laure Beaufils

Prior to holding this position, she worked in various positions in the UK Government. She was the lead strategic adviser working for the British Prime Minister in his role as co-chair of the UN Secretary General’s High Level Panel on the post-2015 development agenda. She ran DFID’s department for Overseas Territories. 

She led a team working on climate change, and also worked for the UK mission to the UN, as first secretary responsible for development. Prior to joining the UK civil service, she worked with the UN and civil society organisations. She also worked with the private sector as a financial auditor. She has lived and worked in Rwanda, Ethiopia, India, Cambodia, France, the UK and the USA.

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