Full Name
Her Excellency Carol Van der Walt
Job Title
His Majesty’s Ambassador
Current Employer
British Embassy of Santo Domingo
Speaker Bio
Carol joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1998. She has worked on a wide range of different areas, including international fisheries, IT training strategy, international business and Diversity & Inclusion. Her two main career interests have
focussed on the European Union, and Latin America & the Caribbean.
On the EU, Carol has worked in the European Directorate in the FCDO in London, in the UK Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels, and in the Department for Exiting the EU. She also worked on EU/Latin America/Caribbean relations in Brussels
and was Deputy Head of the Latin America Department in London. Carol has a first-class joint honours degree with distinction in Spanish and Latin from Birmingham University and a PhD in Medieval Spanish. She is married, with a son and a daughter, two cats and a dog.
focussed on the European Union, and Latin America & the Caribbean.
On the EU, Carol has worked in the European Directorate in the FCDO in London, in the UK Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels, and in the Department for Exiting the EU. She also worked on EU/Latin America/Caribbean relations in Brussels
and was Deputy Head of the Latin America Department in London. Carol has a first-class joint honours degree with distinction in Spanish and Latin from Birmingham University and a PhD in Medieval Spanish. She is married, with a son and a daughter, two cats and a dog.
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