Andrew Seaton
British Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macao

Date of birth: 20 April 1954
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