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Sarah Hulton

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Sarah Hulton
United Kingdom High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
In office
August 2019 – June 2023
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Preceded byJames Dauris
Personal details
SpouseAnthony Hulton
Children3

Sarah Anne Pascale Hulton OBE is a British diplomat who was the High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka and the Maldives from 2019-2023.[1][2][3] She officially became the British High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in August 2019 who replaced James Dauris who previously served in the office since 2015.[4][5][6] She is also the recipient of Officer of the Order of the British Empire, an award which is awarded for prominent national or regional achievements in the UK.

Career

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Hulton served as Head of Democratic People's Republic of Korea Department from 2017 to 2018.[2] She is also currently employed as Deputy Director at the Human Resources Directorate at Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2018.[7] In April 2019, she was formally appointed as the new British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Sarah Hulton appointed as new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Sarah Hulton: Newly appointed British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Sarah Hulton OBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. ^ "New British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka appointed | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Sri Lanka : New British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka appointed from August". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka - August 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  7. ^ admin (2 April 2019). "Sarah Hulton appointed new UK High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  8. ^ "ලංකාවේ නව බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය කොමසාරිස් Sarah Hulton | Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Headlines at Mawbima.lk". mawbima.lk. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
2019–present
Incumbent