Menna Rawlings
Biography
Publications
Menna Rawlings has been British High Commissioner to Australia since April 2015.
Menna joined the FCO (Foreign & Commonwealth Office) in 1989 and has served in a wide range of Diplomatic Service roles. She was most recently a member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Management Board as HR Director. This followed postings to Washington DC, Ghana, Israel, Kenya and Brussels. In London, she has served as Private Secretary to the Permanent Under Secretary as well as in Press Office and the Africa and EU Directorates.
Diplomats and journalists: Adversaries or allies?
Diplomats and journalists aim to speak truth to power. We are often like-minded souls.
Rebuilding trust in governments
We need to break out of our government buildings, our embassies, our ivory towers, and engage with people.
