UK appoints New High Commissioner for Nigeria

Dr Richard Montgomery CMG has resumed as the new British High Commissioner to Nigeria.

Montgomery, on Thursday, presented his letter of credence to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja.

He takes over from Ms Catriona Laing CB who recently concluded her four-year tenure in the country.

The new High Commissioner is an experienced diplomat who has worked in different parts of the world, including previously in Nigeria.

According to a statement by the British High Commission, Montgomery was the UK Executive Director at the World Bank Group Board from 2018 to 2022 in Washington DC, USA.

Prior to becoming the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Montgomery held various senior positions in the Department of International Development (DFID).

These included Director for Asia, Caribbean & Overseas Territories Division, Country Director for Pakistan, and prior to that Country Director in Nigeria from 2009 to 2013.

Montgomery was one-time the Deputy Director for Corporate Human Resources and Deputy Head in DFID’s Top Management Group. Earlier in his career, he did postings in British High Commissions in Zambia, Bangladesh and India.

He is married to Naheed with whom he has two children. He and his wife are looking forward to their second stay in Nigeria.

Montgomery on his second coming to Nigeria, said: “It’s great to be back in Nigeria. I look forward to working with the people of this great country, including those in government, in the private sector and in civil society, to do all I can to help build a more prosperous Nigeria and strengthen the partnership between our countries.”

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