British High Commissioner to Mozambique

Helen Lewis

Biography

Ms Helen Lewis has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Mozambique in succession to Ms Nne Nne Iwuji-Eme. She took up her appointment in October 2022.

Helen worked as Head of DFID South Sudan from May 2019. Before going to Juba she was Deputy Director for the Gulf and Iran in the National Security Secretariat and Head of DFID鈥檚 Gulf Team. As a Senior Conflict Adviser, Helen was posted to Yemen, South Sudan and Pakistan and worked in conflict policy roles. She later took up the post of Head of Rule of Law for the British High Commission Islamabad.

Helen joined DFID in 2008 having led international comparative learning at University of Ulster鈥檚 International Conflict Research Institute and worked for international NGOs.

Helen has a Master鈥檚 in International Relations specialising in Conflict Management from the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, where she was a Fulbright scholar.

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British High Commissioner to Mozambique

The High Commissioner is the UK government鈥檚 representative in a Commonwealth nation. They are responsible for the direction and work of the High Commission and its Deputy High Commissions and/or Consulates, including political work, trade and investment, press and cultural relations, and visa and consular services.

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Previous roles in government

  • Head of DFID South Sudan
    • 2019 to 2021