Dame Rosalind Mary Marsden (born 1950) is a British diplomat and public servant. She was

European Union Special Representative The European Union Special Representatives (EUSR) are emissaries of the European Union with specific tasks abroad. While the EU's ambassadors are responsible for affairs with a single country, Special Representatives tackle specific issues, conf ...

to Sudan from 2010 to 2013. Dame Rosalind is a Patron of the charity

Kids for Kids Kids for Kids is a British nonprofit charity formed in 2001 to help children struggling to survive in remote villages in Darfur, Sudan. It is the only charity created specifically to help the children of London. It has been previously listed in ...

, helping children in

Darfur Darfur ( ; ar, دار فور, Dār Fūr, lit=Realm of the Fur) is a region of western Sudan. ''Dār'' is an Arabic word meaning "home f – the region was named Dardaju ( ar, دار داجو, Dār Dājū, links=no) while ruled by the Daju, ...

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

. She is currently an Associate Fellow in the Africa Programme at

Chatham House Chatham House, also known as the Royal Institute of International Affairs, is an independent policy institute headquartered in London. Its stated mission is to provide commentary on world events and offer solutions to global challenges. It is ...

. She was educated at Woking County Grammar School for Girls,

Somerville College, Oxford Somerville College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England, was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges. Among its alumnae have been Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Dorothy Hodgkin, Ir ...

and

St Antony's College, Oxford St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1950 as the result of the gift of French merchant Sir Antonin Besse of Aden, St Antony's specialises in international relations, economic ...

Background

* 1974, Assistant Desk Officer at the Near East and North Africa Department * 1976-1980,

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, the Second Secretary, Chancery (later promoted to First Secretary) * 1980-1983, FCO, policy planner * 1983-1985, European Community Department (Internal) Head of Section * 1985-1988, British Embassy, Bonn * 1989-1991, Deputy Head, Hong Kong Department * 1991-1993,

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(Secondment) * 1993-1996, Tokyo, Political Counsellor * 1996-1999, Head, United Nations Department * 1999-2003, Director, Asia-Pacific * 2003-2006,

Kabul, Afghanistan Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

as Her Majesty's Ambassador * 2006-2007,

Basra, Iraq Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is hand ...

as British Consul-General *2007-2010, British Ambassador, Sudan *2010-2013, EU Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan In

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

, she was a prominent supporter of the Afghan Woman's Hour, a women's radio programme for the

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Trust, to be broadcast on World Service Radio.

Honours

Dr Marsden was appointed

DCMG The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, George III, King George III. ...

in the

New Year Honours 2010 The New Year Honours 2010 were announced on 31 December 2009 in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Barbados, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Saint Lucia, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Christopher and NevisSaint Christ ...

. She is also an Honorary Fellow,

.Honorary Fellows
,

Somerville College Somerville College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England, was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges. Among its alumnae have been Margaret Thatcher, Indira Gandhi, Dorothy Hodgkin, Ir ...

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

, UK.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marsden, Rosalind 1950 births Living people Alumni of Somerville College, Oxford Alumni of St Antony's College, Oxford British civil servants Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Sudan Dames Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George British women ambassadors Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Afghanistan Fellows of Somerville College, Oxford