Nicole Davison on Careers in the Foreign Service
European MEPs sport ‘always united’ scarves and sing Auld Lang Syne after Parliament overwhelmingly backed Britain’s official exit from the EU.
Today Joshua Diemert interviews Nicole Davison, the British Consul-General in Vancouver. The two discuss a career in foreign service, the ongoing fallout from Brexit, and what it is to be a woman—and a lesbian—in a new professional world.
Nicole Davison has been the British Consul-General in Vancouver since 2016. She has been a member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office since 1988 and has served in South Africa, Bangladesh, Ukraine and China. Most recently, she was the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia.
Joshua Diemert is a Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs student at the University of British Columbia. His primary policy interests focus around tech policy, data ownership and cybersecurity. Prior to joining the SPPGA he worked in commercial finance and venture capital in Waterloo, Ontario, with specialities in tech firms, real estate and lean manufacturing.