HMA Laure Nicole Stephanie Beaufils

UK Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Palau

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Laure Beaufils took up her post as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines and the Republic of Palau in August 2021.

From August 2019, Laure was the FCDO Director (Development) for Jordan, Iraq and Palestine. Before that, she was Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria and Head of Mission to Lagos from February 2017. She was responsible for leading the British government’s engagement with Nigeria on trade, climate, Serious Organised Crime and cultural issues in particular.

Previously she was the head of the UK Department of International Development in Rwanda and in Burundi from August 2014 to February 2017. In this capacity, she managed a $100 million portfolio of programmes focusing on economic development, governance and social sectors.

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 the Department forInternational Development’s Department for Overseas Territories. She led teams working on climate change strategy, adaptation and forestry. She 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, Nigeria, India, Cambodia, Jordan, France, the UK and the USA.