Mr. Richard Austen took up his appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador at Panama City in November 2006

Mr. Austen entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1981. 

He has served in:

• Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (1983-87)

• Ottawa, Canada  (1987-90)

• Banjul, The Gambia (1993-96)

• Port Louis, Mauritius(2001-03)

And has served as Ambassador in

• Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (2004-06)

• Panama City, Panama (2006- )

Mr. Austen's interests include walking, travel and religion. He is single.