Consular Conversations: British Consul General Luncheon

On December 1, join Global Atlanta for a discussion with Andrew Staunton, British Consul General of Atlanta.

The discussion will include a one-on-one conversation with the Global Atlanta editorial team, followed by a moderated audience Q&A. A follow-up of the event will be published in an article following the discussion.

This event will take place in person at Miller & Martin, and after the event, Consular Conversations Annual Pass holders will have access to the recording of the discussion. For public health and safety reasons, everyone attending in person must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and wear masks during the event.

About Our Speaker:

Andrew Staunton took up his appointment in Atlanta as Her Majesty’s Consul General in June 2018.

Andrew is the senior UK government representative in the Southeast United States responsible for relations with the states of Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Mississippi and Alabama.

He leads a team which works to promote UK-US trade and investment, support British nationals, conduct public diplomacy on key issues, and build scientific and research co-operation. He also sits on the Marshall Scholarship selection committee.

Before taking up his posting in Atlanta, Andrew served four years as Deputy Head of Mission and Economic Counselor at the British Embassy in Athens. He was also Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Dublin from 2009 to 2013. Throughout both of these postings, Andrew’s main focus was on the economic crises in Greece and Ireland, boosting bilateral relations, promoting the UK’s interests, and working on a range of issues linked to the European Union.

Prior to this, Andrew worked in the Foreign Office as Deputy Director responsible for Security. Andrew joined the UK’s diplomatic service in 1987. He has also served overseas in China, France, Romania and Canada. Andrew was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is accompanied in Atlanta by his wife, Rebecca. They have two adult children, both living in the UK.

About the Consular Conversations series: 

Sponsored by Miller & Martin PLLC since its inception in 2016, Global Atlanta’s Consular Conversations series consists of monthly public interviews with consuls general in the Southeast United States. In 2021, the series has focused on diplomats based outside of Atlanta who count Georgia as part of their territory.