Press release
Change of UK Ambassador to ASEAN in Jakarta: Helen Fazey
Ms Helen Fazey has been appointed the United Kingdom Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta.
Ms Helen Fazey has been appointed the United Kingdom Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta, in succession to Ms Sarah Tiffin.
Ms Fazey will take up her appointment during August 2025.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Helen Mary Fazey
| Year | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 to 2025 | FCDO, Deputy Head of Department, Lebanon and Syria | Ìý |
| 2023 to 2024 | Amman, Deputy Head of Mission | Ìý |
| 2022 | FCDO, Deputy Director, Ukraine/Russia Contingency Planning | Ìý |
| 2020 to 2021 | Yerevan, Chargé d’affaires | Ìý |
| 2016 to 2020 | Kyiv, Deputy Head of Mission | Ìý |
| 2012 to 2015 | Jakarta, Counsellor (ASEAN and Regional Security) | Ìý |
| 2011 | FCO, Libya Unit | Ìý |
| 2008 to 2010 | FCO, Western Balkans Department | Ìý |
| 2005 to 2008 | Tripoli, Second Secretary (Political) | Ìý |
| 2004 | Kirkuk, Civil Society Officer (Coalition Provisional Authority), later Second Secretary (Northern Iraq) | Ìý |
| 2003 to 2004 | FCO, Conflict Prevention Department | Ìý |
| 2002 to 2003 | FCO, Near East and North Africa Department | Ìý |
| 2002 | Joined FCO | Ìý |
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Published 27 June 2025