Alex Ellis CMG has been appointed as the new British High Commissioner to India in succession to Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE. Mr Ellis will take up his appointment during January 2021.
He has previously been posted in the past in Lisbon and Brasilia as Her Majesty’s Ambassador. He has also worked in Madrid and EU.
Alex was a part of the British Government negotiation team on euro, EU Budget framework, Treaty of the EU and EU Enlargement. He has also worked on South Africa’s transition to multi-party democracy. Before his new appointment, he has been in the Cabinet Office as the Deputy National Security Advisor.
