HE Mr Francis Campbell, British Ambassador to the Holy See since December 2005, was born on 20 April 1970.

He has a BA in Political Science and Scholastic Philosophy from Queen’s University, Belfast and MAs in European Integration from the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania (USA).

He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1997.

Mr Campbell speaks French and Italian.

Career history   

2005 (Dec) - HM Ambassador to the Holy See

2005 Senior Policy Director, Amnesty International (on sabbatical)

2003-2005  1st Secretary (External Affairs), British Embassy to Italy, Rome

2001–2003  Private Secretary to the Prime Minister (on secondment to No 10 Downing Street)

1999–2001  Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister, (on secondment to No 10 Downing Street)

1998–1999  European Enlargement Unit, FCO, London

1997–1998  European Commission Delegation to New York during the British Presidency of the European Union (on secondment to the EU Commission)