The United Kingdom government on Thursday (15th June 2023) announced the appointment of senior diplomat "Jane Marriott" as the next British High Commissioner to Pakistan, making her the first female British envoy to Islamabad.

• Prior to this appointment, Marriott, 47, was the high commissioner to Kenya since September 2019.
• She would be replacing Dr Christian Turner, who left Pakistan in January after serving as the envoy since December 2019.
• The first female British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Jane, is due to take up her role in mid-July 2023,” the British High Commission in Islamabad said in a statement.
• Marriott brings a wealth of thematic and regional experience to her new role having joined the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in 2001, following roles in the Cabinet Office and Home Office.