Harriet Cross
Biography
Harriet Cross was appointed Governor of Montserrat in January 2025 and started the role in April 2025.
Harriet has been a member of the UK Diplomatic Service for 23 years. She was the High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago from 2020 to 2024. She was previously the British Consul-General to New England.
Before this Harriet was Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Yemen. Due to the conflict there, she organised the evacuation of the embassy and spent the rest of her posting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
In her diplomatic career Harriet has also served at the British Embassy in Morocco and at the UK Mission to the UN in New York. She has also worked in London on EU trade policy, and human rights policy.
During her career Harriet has taken time out from diplomacy to work as an International Policy Advisor for the UK바카라 사이트™s National Crime Squad (now the National Crime Agency). She has also worked in International Relations at the University of York and helped establish a micro-brewery in Yorkshire which is now a thriving business.
Harriet has a Master바카라 사이트™s degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University and a First Class honours degree from the University of Warwick in Politics with French. She has an Executive Certificate in Management & Leadership from MIT.
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Governor to Montserrat
The Governor is the representative of His Majesty The King in a British Overseas Territory. The Governor acts as the de facto head of state and is usually responsible for appointing the head of government, and senior political positions in the territory. The Governor is also responsible for liaising with the UK 바카라 사이트, and carrying out any ceremonial duties.
Previous roles in government
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British High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago
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British Consul General in Boston