Sarah Anne Pascale Hulton OBE is a British diplomat who is the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.[1][2] She officially became the British High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in August 2019 who replaced James Dauris who previously served in the office since 2015.[3][4][5] She is also the recipient of Officer of the Order of the British Empire, an award which is awarded for prominent national or regional achievements in the UK.
Sarah Hulton | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives | |
| Assumed office 19 August 2019 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss |
| Preceded by | James Dauris |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Anthony Hulton |
| Children | 3 |
Career
editHulton served as Head of Democratic People's Republic of Korea Department from 2017 to 2018.[2] She is also currently employed as Deputy Director at the Human Resources Directorate at Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2018.[6] In April 2019, she was formally appointed as the new British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Sarah Hulton appointed as new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Sarah Hulton: Newly appointed British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "New British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka appointed | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka : New British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka appointed from August". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka - August 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ admin (2 April 2019). "Sarah Hulton appointed new UK High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "ලංකාවේ නව බ්රිතාන්ය කොමසාරිස් Sarah Hulton | Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines at Mawbima.lk". mawbima.lk. Retrieved 2 April 2019.