Jill Morris

Her Excellency
Jill Morris
CMG
Morris in 2019
British Ambassador to Turkey
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2023
MonarchCharles III
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Keir Starmer
Preceded byDominick Chilcott
British Ambassador to Italy
In office
July 2016 – January 2022
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byChristopher Prentice
Succeeded byEdward Llewellyn
Personal details
Born (1967-08-14) 14 August 1967 (age 57)
Chester, Cheshire, England
Residence(s)Ankara, Turkey
Alma materSouthampton University
Warwick University
OccupationDiplomat

Jill Morris CMG (born 14 August 1967)[1] is a British diplomat who was the British Ambassador to Italy and non-resident British Ambassador to San Marino, succeeding Christopher Prentice.[2] She is the first female to have held this post.[3]

Early life

Morris was born in Chester, Cheshire and studied Modern Languages at Southampton (MA) and Warwick (MPhil) Universities.[4]

Career

Morris joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1999. She has had several postings in Europe and within the United Kingdom.[5] On 13 June 2015, during the Birthday Honours, Morris was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George for services to British foreign policy when serving as Director for Europe.[6]

In December 2015, it was announced that Morris was to be appointed the British Ambassador to Italy and San Marino in July 2016.[2] She became the British Ambassador to Turkey in January 2023.[7]

References

  1. ^ Tom Kington (26 November 2016). "Meet the model ambassador who sells British fashion to style-conscious Italians". The Times. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Italy and San Marino". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Meet the model ambassador who sells British fashion to style-conscious Italians". The Times. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ^ "THE FUTURE OF BRITISH-ITALIAN RELATIONS". The British Italian Society. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Jill Morris CMG". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  6. ^ "No. 61256". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 2015. p. B4.
  7. ^ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Turkey: Jill Morris". The Frontier Post. Retrieved 7 June 2023.


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