Katharine Felton
Biography
Katharine Felton was Deputy Head of Mission and Consul at the British Embassy in Montevideo from 2013 to 2017. She joined the FCO in 2002 after graduating in Spanish and Portuguese from the University of Leeds.
Katharine worked in the Consular Assistance Department at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London and has completed a number of short-term attachments to British Embassies and High Commissions overseas as a worldwide floater.
Katharine is originally from Worcester and has worked, travelled and studied in several Latin American countries.
Deputy Head of Mission, Panama
The Deputy Head of Mission is a senior diplomat and typically a key advisor to the Ambassador or High Commissioner. The Deputy is responsible for the daily management of an overseas Embassy or High Commission. They will represent the UK’s interests in the absence of the Ambassador as Chargé d’Affaires. A senior ranking Deputy may also take the title Minister. Smaller missions may not have a Deputy Head.
Previous roles in government
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Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Montevideo