Rhiannon was appointed Deputy Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific (Southeast Asia) in April 2024. She is based at the British High Commission in Singapore and leads a team of 90 staff across the region to grow the UK’s trade and investment relationships with Southeast Asia.Rhiannon joined the UK Civil Service in 2006 and her previous positions have included Director for the Better Regulation Executive in Department for Business & Trade HQ and Deputy Trade Commissioner for South Asia, based at the British High Commission, New Delhi. Her career has spanned several government departments on topics including business, energy, civil nuclear, policing and national security. Rhiannon grew up in Worcestershire and studied at University College, Oxford and the London School of Economics and Political Science.