Theresa Bubbear
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Her Excellency Theresa Bubbear | |
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British Ambassador to Finland | |
Assumed office August 2021 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Tom Dodd |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England |
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Alan |
Children | 3 |
Residence | Kaivopuisto, Helsinki, Finland |
Alma mater | Girton College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Theresa Bernice Bubbear OBE is a British diplomat and has been the British Ambassador to the Finland since August 2021.[1]
Personal life[]
Bubbear was born in central London and studied at a school in Blackheath. She then went on to read French and Russian at Girton College, Cambridge.[2]
She is married to a fellow diplomat who she met whilst living in Moscow, they have three daughters. She speaks English, French, Russian, Finnish and Spanish.[2]
Career[]
Bubbear joined the Civil Service in 1985, working for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and has been placed in Moscow, Helsinki and South Africa.[3] Bubbear acted as the British Ambassador to Estonia between September 2016 and July 2021, before entering her current role as the British Ambassador to Finland.[4] She previously held the positions of Chargé d'Affaires and Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Budapest from August 2011 to April 2016.[3]
She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to British foreign policy.[5]
References[]
- ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/people/theresa-bubbea%7C Accessed October 2021
- ^ a b "Xpat Interview: Theresa Bubbear, Deputy Head of Mission". xpatloop.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Theresa Bubbear". FCO. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Theresa Bubbear appointed UK Ambassador to Finland after Estonia post ends". 27 October 2020.
- ^ "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B25.
- British women ambassadors
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Estonia
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Finland
- Diplomats from London
- Alumni of Girton College, Cambridge
- Living people
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire