Valerie Caton
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Valerie Caton was the British Ambassador to Finland 2006-2010. She succeeded Matthew Kirk
, who resigned the posting. She is married to David Harrison, by whom she has two children, a son and a daughter.
She began her career in 1982 as the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels: Second Secretary & later First Secretary (EC Affairs) at the British Embassy in Brussels; this lasted until 1984. From 1984 - 1986 she was the Desk Officer at the Southern Africa Department.
After several years in Paris
as First Secretary (Political), in 1993 she was named Deputy Head of Mission and Consul-General in Stockholm
. This position lasted until 1996.
She returned to Paris
from 1997 until 2001 as
Financial and Economic Counsellor. In 2002 she became
Head of Environment Policy Department, and in 2006 she was named as Head of Climate Change and Energy Group.
Matthew Kirk
Matthew John Lushington Kirk is a British diplomat. He was the British Ambassador to Finland from August 22, 2002 until he resigned from the Diplomatic Service in 2006 to take up a position as Director of External Relationships for Vodafone.The youngest son of Sir Peter Michael Kirk MP, Kirk was...
, who resigned the posting. She is married to David Harrison, by whom she has two children, a son and a daughter.
She began her career in 1982 as the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels: Second Secretary & later First Secretary (EC Affairs) at the British Embassy in Brussels; this lasted until 1984. From 1984 - 1986 she was the Desk Officer at the Southern Africa Department.
After several years in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
as First Secretary (Political), in 1993 she was named Deputy Head of Mission and Consul-General in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. This position lasted until 1996.
She returned to Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
from 1997 until 2001 as
Financial and Economic Counsellor. In 2002 she became
Head of Environment Policy Department, and in 2006 she was named as Head of Climate Change and Energy Group.