Lindsay Skoll CMG is a British diplomat. Since 2021, she has served as the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Austria and the UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna.

Education

Skoll obtained a BA in History with Russian from the

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Career

Skoll joined the

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in 1996, having previously worked for the Japanese Ministry of Education.

High Commissioner to the Republic of Seychelles

Skoll was British High Commissioner to the Republic of Seychelles between 2012 and 2015. Upon leaving the post, she called her mission "eventful, but hopeful". She officiated at the first same sex marriage to occur in Seychelles. The marriage was between two men, one a British national and the other a Seychellois national who held a British passport. Seychelles Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Maurice Loustau-Lalanne described Skoll's decision to conduct the marriage as “lacking in sensitivity”. The British High Commission responded to criticism by stating that the men “were legally entitled to be married by an appropriate British official on British territory”.

Deputy Head of Mission, Moscow

Skoll served as Deputy Head of Mission at the

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between 2018 and 2020. She gave a speech during the

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at Volgograd, where she paid tribute to the sacrifice of the people of Volgograd during the Second World War, when the city was known as Stalingrad.

Ambassador to Austria

She was appointed Ambassador to Austria in September 2021.

References

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