Career history of HM Ambassador Norman Ling

1975	Joined the FCO
1975 – 1978	Shipping and forwarding
1978 – 1979	Second Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), London
1980 – 1981	Second Secretary Commercial, Tripoli, Libya
1981 – 1984	Second, later First Secretary Economic/Commercial, Tehran, Iran
1984 – 1988	First Secretary, FCO, London
1988 – 1992	Deputy Consul General, Johannesburg, South Africa
1993 – 1997	Deputy Head of Mission, Ankara, Turkey
1997 – 2000	Head of Aviation, Maritime, Science and Energy Department, FCO, London
2001	On secondment to the Department for International Development, London
2001 - 2004	British High Commissioner, Lilongwe, Malawi
2005 – 2007	Director for Change, FCO, London
2008 -	HM Ambassador, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

Sheffield University - BA (German and Economic History)
Languages: German (fluent); Turkish (operational); French (reading and understanding).

Personal details

Born 12 August 1952
Married to Selma Osman

Activities and interests

Hill walking, team sports, occasional gardening
Chairman of the Diplomatic Service Association 1998-2000.