Joanne Adamson OBE (born 1967) is a British diplomat. She is Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head in the

United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (, MINUSMA) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali. MINUSMA was established on 25 April 2013 by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2100 to stabilise t ...

(MINUSMA).

Education

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in French Language and Literature from the University of Cambridge, and a Master's degree in public administration from Harvard University.

Career

She graduated from

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

, and

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. From 2011 to 2013, she was Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament. From 2014 to 2016, she was Ambassador for the United Kingdom to Mali and Niger. From 2018 to 2021, she was Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)

References

1967 births Living people British women ambassadors Alumni of the University of Cambridge Harvard University alumni United Nations officials Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Mali Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Niger {{UK-diplomat-stub