The UK as an ASEAN Dialogue Partner - ft. H.E. Kara Owen and H.E. Jon Lambe, Ambassador, UK Mission to ASEAN | British Chamber of Commerce Singapore on Glue Up

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The British Chamber of Commerce Singapore is an independent membership organisation committed to helping strengthen the ties between the UK and Singapore. We have done so since 1954.

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About the Webinar

The UK officially became a Dialogue Partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 5 August 2021, leading to closer cooperation between the UK and the region on a range of issues such as trade, investment, climate change, the environment, science and technology, and education.

What will this mean for the UK and businesses? Join us for a dialogue in our Future of Trade series between the British High Commissioner to Singapore, Kara Owen, and UK Ambassador to ASEAN, Jon Lambe.

With thanks to our ASEAN In Focus partner, Jardine Cycle & Carriage. For more information on trade developments visit our Future of Trade Information Hub.

Speakers

Jon Lambe

UK Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)

Kara Owen

High Commissioner to Singapore at British High Commission

Jon Lambe became UK Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 28 November 2019. He is the first dedicated UK Ambassador to ASEAN and opened the UK Mission to ASEAN at the time of his appointment.

Jon joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 2010. He most recently served in London, leading work on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, including the UK approach to North Korea and to the Iran nuclear deal. From 2014 to 2016 he was Deputy Ambassador and Political Counsellor at the British Embassy in Kinshasa, leading work on governance and peacekeeping. From 2010 to 2014 he was First Secretary, Energy, Climate Change and Development at the British Embassy in Paris.

Before joining the FCO, Jon worked from 2005 to 2010 in the Department for Education, focussing on improving school performance. From 2004 to 2005 he worked at HM Revenue and Customs, including on innovative uses of fiscal policy for social change.

Jon has a BSc in Mathematics from Imperial College, London and a MSc in Finance and Economic Policy from the University of London.

Jon is married and has two children. Outside work he enjoys spending as much time as he can in the mountains or the ocean.

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