Barbara Woodward
Barbara Woodward | |
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Woodward in 2014 | |
| Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations | |
| In office 6 August 2020 – 3 October 2025 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Dame Karen Pierce |
| Succeeded by | To be announced |
| British Ambassador to China | |
| In office 19 February 2015 – 6 August 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Sir Sebastian Wood |
| Succeeded by | Dame Caroline Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Barbara Janet Woodward 29 May 1961 |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews Yale University |
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Dame Barbara Janet Woodward GCMG OBE (born 29 May 1961) is a British diplomat and China expert. She served as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations from 2020 to 2025, having previously been the British Ambassador to China from 2015 to 2020, the first woman to hold that position. She currently serves as a Deputy National Security Adviser to the United Kingdom, responsible for international affairs.