| Alison Tharby Regional Prevention Advisor Based in Alicante, Alison works as part of the EuroAsia and Europe South Network Team and the Global Prevention Network. She supports colleagues across EAN and ESN to deliver on the prevention strand of the consular strategy. She is passionate about prevention and how a behaviour change mindset can help teams make a real difference. | |
| Angelika Chraska-Pongo Regional Crisis Advisor, EuroAsia Based in Budapest, Angelika is part of the EuroAsia and Europe South Network team. She is responsible for crisis preparedness, including arranging semi-live crisis exercises across EAN posts and ensuring posts complete their Crisis management plans. | |
| Christopher Dowers Consular Regional Operations Manager DACH + Ukraine Based in Munich, Chris is the regional manager covering Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ukraine and Liechtenstein. He has been CROM since 2020, and prior to this he was Vice Consul in Munich, having joined the FCDO in 2012 - meaning he has a lot of frontline consular experience. He has lived in Germany since 2010, enjoys travelling, especially to Formula 1 races - which aren't everyone's cup of tea! | |
| Daniel Lockwood Consular Regional Operations Manager, Central Europe & The Netherlands Based in Bratislava, Dan is the regional manager covering The Netherlands, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary. His previous employment roles vary from managing all the cruise itineraries and logistics for river cruises along the Danube and Elbe, to selling chocolate whilst working at Kraft foods. Dan also has a vast amount of experience working with vulnerable teenagers in a social care environment. | |
| Fiona Maxton Consular Regional Operations Manager Russia, Central Asia, Caucasus Fiona became CROM for Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan in January 2022. Fiona has had previous consular roles within the FCDO in Ukraine and Croatia, and she has been Deputy Head of Mission in both Tashkent and Valletta. | |
| James Moody Consular Regional Operations Manager Nordics, Baltics & Ireland Based in Stockholm, James is the regional manager covering Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. Prior to this he was Vice Consul in Stockholm and has been working in consular for around 17 years. He hails from Glasgow, Scotland and will have been living in Sweden for 30 years this year. He says he only meant to stay for 3 months but fell in love with the weather! | |
| Laura Caffrey Network coordinator, EuroAsia & Europe South Based in The Hague, Laura is the network coordinator for both EuroAsia and Europe South consular networks. Her role largely focuses on organising events and arranging logistics for conferences, workshops, meetings and training sessions across the networks. Prior to this, she worked as a consular officer in Amsterdam for 4 years and was involved in a number of consular crisis response deployments. | |
| Lori Ramos Network Coordinator Lori is based in Bilbao, Spain and her role focuses on leading the Staff Engagement Group, creating Heads of Mission reports for CRDs, tracking stats and trends, oversight of devolved CRD Budgets, and developments of CRD Priorities. Prior to this, Lori was the Finance Coordinator for EAN and ESN and Consular Officer based in Palma, Spain. Lori also worked in homelessness and tackling poverty for a Local Government in the UK. | |
| Miriam Shearman Consular Regional Director EuroAsia Before becoming CRD for EuroAsia, Miriam was Ambassador and DPR to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva. She has also worked as Director of Corporate Services for UKMIS and BCG New York and in other FCDO roles focused mainly on the European Union, Commonwealth, Japan and the Middle East | |
| Pamela Deegan Consular Regional Operations Manager France, Belgium & Lux Based in Paris, Pam became CROM to France in 2017, adding Belgium and Luxembourg to her region in 2020. She previously held consular roles such as Vice Consul in Lille and then Paris. She is one of the longest serving consular staff in EuroAsia and has seen a huge change over the years to how we deliver our work and how we have become more professional at it. She was a change agent involved in the development of the first consular strategy and has been involved in many crises over the years. | |
| Richard Ruddenklau Regional Prevention support officer Based in Barcelona, Richard assists the Regional Prevention Advisor (Alison Tharby). Previous to this role, Richard was a Consular officer in Barcelona | |
| Sara Lozano L&D Coordinator EuroAsia & Europe South | |
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