Victoria Billing
Victoria Billing | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Billing in 2026 | |
| British Ambassador to Denmark | |
| Assumed office April 2026 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer Andy Burnham |
| Preceded by | Joëlle Jenny |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1975 |
Victoria Elizabeth Billing, OBE (born 31 May 1975) is a British diplomat who has been His Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark since April 2026.[1]
Diplomatic career
Having entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1997, most of her career has been focused on countries around the Mediterranean Sea including the Western Balkans and a posting to Jerusalem.[1][2][3]
She was Ambassador to Senegal and non-resident Ambassador to Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau from July 2019 to 2022.[2][4] She was then director of Europe (Mediterranean and Western Balkans) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office from 2022 to 2025.[1] On 18 March 2026, she was announced as the next British Ambassador to Denmark, in succession to Joëlle Jenny.[1] On 25 March 2026, she had an audience with King Charles III and "kissed hands".[5]
Personal life
In 2008, Billing married Robert Tinline,[2] a fellow diplomat.[6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Denmark: Victoria Billing". GOV.UK. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Billing, Victoria Elizabeth, (born 31 May 1975), HM Diplomatic Service; Ambassador to Senegal, and non-resident Ambassador to Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau, since 2019". Who's Who 2026. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2025. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U293299. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Victoria Billing". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Senegal, summer 2019". GOV.UK. Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Court Circular: March 25, 2026". www.thetimes.com. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ "Change of British High Commissioner to Canada: Robert Tinline". GOV.UK. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. 23 September 2024.