Britain appoints Belinda Lewis as its ambassador to Kuwait

LONDON, Oct 29 (KUNA) -- The British government announced Thursday the appointment of Belinda Lewis as its ambassador to the State of Kuwait, to succeed Michael Davenport.
In a statement, the British Foreign Office said that Ambassador Lewis will officially assume her duties as of next April, noting that the new ambassador has long governmental and diplomatic experience.
It pointed out that Ambassador Lewis held several positions in the Ministries of Information, Culture, Justice and the Borders Authority of the Interior, as well as her diplomatic positions in the British missions in the United States, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, before being appointed in the last two years as Director of the International Human Resources Department. (end) kd.aa