Our ambassador

Shan Morgan has taken up post as Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Argentine Republic and Her Majesty's non-resident Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay. Ms Morgan has wide experience of representing the UK Government at international and European levels and has worked on a broad spectrum of subjects including European Union legislation and policy, social and labour market affairs, climate change and the environment, and local and regional economic development. In her previous role as Director of European Union affairs in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London, Ms Morgan was responsible for the negotiations and UK Parliamentary ratification of the EU Lisbon Treaty. Previously, she has held senior posts at the UK Permanent Representation in Brussels and at the British Embassy in Paris.

Ms Morgan's early career focused on employment and vocational training policy and programmes - she has worked with a wide range of NGOs, trade unions and business organisations to deliver the Government's programmes for unemployed adults and young people. Between 1994 - 97, she was the UK Government's Delegate to the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation, and also took part in UN and WTO negotiations. She has also worked in the European Commission in Brussels as a seconded expert on long-term unemployment and local economic development initiatives.

Ms Morgan joined the UK Civil Service in 1977 with a degree in French literature and language from the University of Kent. She was born in London to a family of Welsh origin, and she has strong ties to Wales. Her personal interests include walking and learning Welsh - which she is looking forward to using in her contacts with the Argentine-Welsh community in Patagonia.  

 
Curriculum Vitae

Full Name: Ms Shan Morgan          

                  
2006 - 2008  FCO, Director, European Union
2001 - 2006  UK  Representation, Brussels, Counsellor: Social, Environment  
                      and Regional Affairs
1997 - 2001  British Embassy Paris, Labour and Social Affairs Attaché
1994 - 1997  Department for Education and Employment, UK Government
                      delegate to the International Labour Organisation's Governing
                      Body
1992 - 1994  Government Office for London, Head of Employment and
                      Training Strategy Unit
1991 - 1992   Employment Department, Policy analyst in the Secretary of
                      State's National Training Task Force
1987 - 1991  Employment Department, including as Private Secretary to the 
                      Permanent Secretary
1984 - 1987  European Commission, Brussels secondment - DG Employment
                     & Social Affairs
1977 - 1984  Employment Department and Manpower Services Commission