UK appoints Nicholas David Low as new diplomat in Maldives
He will succeed Caron Röhsler and is expected to assume his duties in January 2025.
The British government on Wednesday announced the appointment of Nicholas David Low as the new British High Commissioner to Maldives.
He will succeed Caron Röhsler and is expected to assume his duties in January 2025.
Low brings a wealth of experience from his extensive career in diplomacy and public service. Since 2023, he has served as Counsellor at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) within the India and Indian Ocean Directorate. Concurrently, he holds a position as a Visiting Fellow at the China & Emerging Economies Centre at the University of Northampton.
Low’s diplomatic career includes his role as Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata from 2019 to 2023 and Head of the China Regional Network & Sustainable Urbanisation in Beijing from 2015 to 2019. He also served as Acting Head of the Crisis Management Department at the FCO in 2014-2015, and as Deputy High Commissioner in Dhaka from 2010 to 2014.
His earlier postings include roles such as Head of Nuclear Issues at the Counter Proliferation Department of the FCO from 2007 to 2010 and Deputy Head of Mission in Algiers from 2004 to 2006.
Low also held the position of Head of Trade, Investment, Trade Policy and Economics in Brasilia between 1999 and 2003 and served as Second Secretary (Politics and Development) in Santiago from 1995 to 1999.
Prior to joining the FCO in 1993, Low served in the Metropolitan Police Service, working in various London boroughs. He began his career in public service at the National Health Service at Guy's Hospital in London.
