Barbara Woodward
British Ambassador to China | |
|---|---|
| In office 19 February 2015 – 6 August 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| President | Xi Jinping |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Sir Sebastian Wood |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Janet Woodward 29 May 1961 Gipping, Suffolk, England |
| Residence(s) | New York, United States |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews Yale University |
Dame Barbara Janet Woodward British Ambassador to China from 2015 to 2020, the first woman to hold that position.
Woodward undertook her undergraduate degree at the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1994 and has worked in China, Russia, the European Union and at the United Nations.[2]
Early years
Barbara Janet Woodward was born to Arthur Claude Woodward (1921–1992) and Rosemary Monica Gabrielle Fenton
Woodward was then admitted to the
postgraduate Master of Arts (MA) degree.[2]
Diplomatic career
Woodward joined the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1994.[2] She served in Russia from 1994 to 1998 as Second (and later First) Secretary, and in China from 2003 to 2009, first as Political Counsellor, then across the whole United Kingdom-China relationship as Deputy Head of Mission, including during the 2008 Summer Olympics. From 2011 to 2015 she was Director General for Economic and Consular Affairs at the FCO.[2]
In February 2015 she was appointed
British Ambassador to China, the first woman to hold the position. She was succeeded in September 2020 by Caroline Wilson.[9]
In 2015, in a conversation with Lucy D'Orsi, Queen Elizabeth II said that Chinese officials "were very rude to the ambassador" (referring to Woodward), during an event at Lancaster House, London.[10][11][12]
Woodward was appointed
Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, in 2020.[13]
Personal life
Woodward's hobbies include
competitive swimming and tennis. She is a member of the Otter Swimming Club in London and has previously served as its Honorary Secretary.[3]
Awards
Woodward was included in the
Dame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George for services to UK-China relations.[8]
Styles and honours
- Ms Barbara Woodward (1961–2006)
- Ms Barbara Woodward OBE (1999–2011)
- Ms Barbara Woodward CMG OBE(2011–2016)
- Dame Barbara Woodward DCMG OBE(2016–present)
Notes
- ^ a b c "英國首位女性駐華大使履新，29年前在中國教英語" (19 March 2015)
- ^ a b c d Dame Barbara Woodward DCMG OBE, profile, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "WOODWARD, Barbara Janet" (2012)
- ^ "Descendants of John Roper-269323" (13 April 2005)
- ^ The Diplomatic Service List (2003), p.325.
- ^ "England & Wales births 1837-2006" (retrieved on 24 March 2015)
- ^ "Issue 36850", London Gazette, 19 December 1944, p.5856.
- ^ a b Black, Don (12 February 2018). "From Suffolk to Beijing: our woman in China". East Anglian Daily Times. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "Caroline Wilson appointed as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the People's Republic of China" (Press release). Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Phillips, Tom (11 May 2016). "Queen caught on camera saying Chinese officials were 'very rude'". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Linder, Alex (11 May 2016). "Queen Elizabeth caught on camera saying Chinese officials were 'very rude' during Xi Jinping's visit". Shanghaiist. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Queen filmed calling Chinese officials 'very rude'". BBC News. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Dame Barbara Woodward appointed UK Permanent Representative to the UN in New York". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "Supplement to Issue 55354", London Gazette, 31 December 1998, p.24.
- ^ "Supplement to Issue 59808", London Gazette, 11 June 2011, p.13.
- ^ "Birthday Honours 2016: Diplomatic Service and Overseas List" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
References
English language
- The Diplomatic Service List. Great Britain: H.M. Stationery Office, 2003.
- "Descendants of John Roper-269323", Genealogy Web Page of L. David Roper, 13 April 2005.
- "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to China", Foreign & Commonwealth Office: Press Release, 6 August 2014.
- "WOODWARD, Barbara Janet", Who's Who 2013. London: A. & C. Black, 2012. ISBN 978-1-40815-491-5
- "Prince William coming to China", China Daily, 6 February 2015.
- "Barbara Woodward", Linkedin, retrieved on 24 March 2015.
- "England & Wales births 1837-2006", Genes Reunited, retrieved on 24 March 2015.
Chinese language
- "英任命新駐華大使，強調中英經貿往來", BBC Chinese, 6 August 2014.
- "英國首位女性駐華大使履新，29年前在中國教英語", China News Service, 19 March 2015.