Hannah Young is a British civil servant and diplomat. She has served as British Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America since 2024.[1]

Career

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Born in Watford,[2] Young worked for the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit and the Cabinet Office and spent three years as a diplomat in Afghanistan before becoming the Prime Minister's lead official on home affairs policy at No. 10 Downing Street under Boris Johnson.[1] Her leaving party on 18 June 2020 was one of the gatherings investigated as part of the partygate inquiry, resulting in fixed penalty notices.[2][3]

After serving as acting Consul General in 2021, then Deputy Consul General, Young was appointed Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America in 2024.[1]

In 2024 she unveiled a plaque at Saint Thomas Church in New York to mark the 100th anniversary of the city's twinning with York in England.[4][5] She also serves as honorary chair of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York[6] and honorary president of the Saint George's Society of New York.[7]

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by British Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America
2024−present
Succeeded by
Incumbent