Our Consul-General
Andrew Seaton
British Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macao
Married to Helen, three sons
Educated: University of Leeds and Beijing University
Career at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
2003 - 2007
Chicago, Her Majesty's Consul-General
2000 - 2003
FCO, Head of China Hong Kong Department
1995 - 2000
Hong Kong, Deputy Consul-General and Trade Counsellor, British Trade Commission, later British Consulate-General
1992 - 1995
FCO, Deputy Head Aid Policy Department, Overseas Aid Administration
1989 - 1992
FCO, Head of China Section, Far Eastern Department
1987 - 1989
FCO, Head of Recruitment, Personnel Policy Department
1982 - 1987
Hong Kong, Head of China Trade Unit, British Trade Commission
1979 - 1982
Dakar, Second Secretary
Previous British consuls-general to Hong Kong and Macao since 1997.