James Dauris appointed as British High Commissioner to Maldives

James Dauris has been appointed as the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office said that Dauris will take up his appointment at the beginning of April 2015.

Dauris joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1995 and served most recently as British Ambassador to Peru for four years. He has worked in London on South Asian, European Union and other issues and has served overseas in Russia and in Colombia.

According to the Foreign Office, on his appointment as British High Commissioner to Maldives, Dauris said, “I am delighted to have been appointed to be the United Kingdom’s next High Commissioner to the Maldives. Our two island nations enjoy and benefit from a long-established relationship. Tourism is among our countries’ important links – more than 74,000 British holiday makers have visited the islands this year. At the same time we share concerns and ambitions around some of the big challenges facing us today, including climate change. I am looking forward to working on issues that are priorities for both our countries.”