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Selwyn College, Cambridge. (Francis) Vijay Rangarajan CMG (born 22 September 1969) [1] is a British diplomat who served as the British Ambassador to Brazil from June 2017 to August 2020. [2] He currently serves as the Director General, Americas and Overseas Territories at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and served as ...
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Vijay Rangarajan was a Director General at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office from 2020 to 2024. His role initially focused on the Americas and Overseas Territories, and later on the Indo-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa.
Vijay was previously British Ambassador to Brazil from May 2017 to August 2020. Prior to that, he was Europe Director, responsible for work on the UK EU referendum, associated negotiations, and wider EU policy such as on energy, social security and foreign policy.
Before that, he worked in the Ministry of Justice and Cabinet Office on political and constitutional reform of the UK: running elections, Parliament and the development of devolution in the UK. This involved establishing the UK Supreme Court and Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, and the reform of electoral registration. He then set up the FCO’s Multilateral Policy Directorate, responsible for the UN, Council of Europe, Commonwealth, OSCE, and work on international human rights and conflict issues. He also negotiated major changes to the European Convention on Human Rights.
Earlier, he worked in the UK Representation in Brussels on trade policy and political affairs, later leading the Justice and Home Affairs section, covering immigration, asylum, data sharing, counter-terrorism, civil and criminal law. Vijay was Deputy Ambassador at the British Embassy in Mexico from 2003 to 2006.
•Director General, Indo-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa
•Director General, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Overseas Territories, Middle East and North Africa
•Director General, Americas and Overseas Territories
•British Ambassador to Brazil
30. Jan. 2024 · The Electoral Commission has today announced that Vijay Rangarajan has been appointed as Chief Executive of the organisation. He will take up the post at the beginning of March. Vijay is currently Director General at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, working on climate, energy and the environment, global health and ...
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30. Jan. 2024 · Tuesday 30 Jan 2024 @ 13:25. Electoral Commission. Printable version. Electoral Commission appoints new Chief Executive. The Electoral Commission has today announced that Vijay Rangarajan has been appointed as Chief Executive of the organisation. He will take up the post at the beginning of March.
Vijay Rangarajan is Director General, Americas and Overseas Territories at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Vijay was the UK Ambassador to Brazil from June 2017 until August 2020.
This week we announced the appointment of our new Chief Executive, Vijay Rangarajan, who will be joining the Electoral Commission on Monday 4 March. Vijay joins the Commission from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, where he is currently Director General.
