Rosalind Marsden

Dame Rosalind Mary Marsden is a British diplomat and public servant. She was European [Union Special Representative] to Sudan from 2010 to 2013. Dame Rosalind is a Patron of the charity Kids for Kids, helping children in Darfur, Sudan. She is currently an Associate Fellow in the Africa Programme at Chatham House.
She was educated at Woking County Grammar School for Girls, Somerville College, Oxford and St Antony's College, Oxford.

Background

1974, Assistant Desk Officer at the Near East and North Africa Department
1976-1980, Tokyo, the Second Secretary, Chancery
1980-1983, FCO, policy planner
1983-1985, European Community Department Head of Section
1985-1988, British Embassy, Bonn
1989-1991, Deputy Head, Hong Kong Department
1991-1993, National Westminster Bank
1993-1996, Tokyo, Political Counsellor
1996-1999, Head, United Nations Department
1999-2003, Director, Asia-Pacific
2003-2006, Kabul, Afghanistan as Her Majesty's Ambassador
2006-2007, Basra, Iraq as British Consul-General
2007-2010, British Ambassador, Sudan
2010-2013, EU Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan

In Kabul, she was a prominent supporter of the Afghan Woman's Hour, a women's radio programme for the BBC World Service Trust, to be broadcast on World Service Radio.

Honours

Dr Marsden was appointed DCMG in the New Year Honours 2010. She is also an Honorary Fellow, Somerville College, Oxford.