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Hannah Young

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Young in 2024.

Hannah Young is a British civil servant and diplomat. She served as British Consul-General in New York from January to November 2024.[1]

Career

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Born in Watford,[2] Young worked for the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit and the Cabinet Office and spent three years as a diplomat in Afghanistan before becoming the Prime Minister's lead official on home affairs policy at No. 10 Downing Street under Boris Johnson.[1] Her leaving party on 18 June 2020 was one of the gatherings investigated as part of the partygate inquiry, resulting in fixed penalty notices.[2][3]

After moving to the British Consulate General in New York, Young became acting Consul-General in 2021, then Deputy Consul-General. From January to November 2024 she served as Consul-General (the role of Trade Commissioner for North America having been separated from the role of Consul-General).[1]

In 2024 Young unveiled a plaque at Saint Thomas Church in New York to mark the 100th anniversary of the city's twinning with York in England.[4][5] She also served as honorary chair of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York[6] and honorary president of the Saint George's Society of New York.[7]

References

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Emma Wade-Smith
(as Consul-General and
Trade Commissioner for North America)
British Consul-General in New York
2024
Succeeded by