British Ambassador to Japan
Julia Longbottom CMG
Biography
| March 2021 | Tokyo, Ambassador |
| 2020 | Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), Director, Coronavirus Task Force |
| 2016 to 2020 | FCO, Director for Consular Services, Consular Directorate |
| 2012 to 2016 | Tokyo, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2009 to 2012 | FCO, Head, Far Eastern (later China) Department |
| 2006 to 2009 | UK Trade & Investment, Director, Strategy and Human Resources |
| 2003 to 2006 | Warsaw, Director of Trade & Investment and Consul General |
| 1998 to 2002 | The Hague, Head of Political and EU Section |
| 1994 to 1997 | FCO, Section Head, Nationality and Immigration, Hong Kong Department |
| 1990 to 1993 | Tokyo, Second Secretary - Political |
| 1988 | European Commission Brussels, Stagiaire in Office of Lord Cockfield |
| 1987 | New York, UK Permanent Mission to the UN, Second Secretary – UNGA Team |
| 1986 | Joined FCO |
British Ambassador to Japan
The Ambassador represents His Majesty The King and the UK government in the country to which they are appointed. They are responsible for the direction and work of the Embassy and its Consulates, including political work, trade and investment, press and cultural relations, and visa and consular services.