The United Kingdom has appointed Dr Richard Montgomery British High Commissioner to Nigeria.
Dr. Richard has today, presented his credentials to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja.
He takes over from Ms Catriona Laing who recently concluded four years as High Commissioner in Abuja.
A statement by the British High Commission in Abuja indicates that Richard is an experienced diplomat who has worked in different parts of the world including previously in Nigeria.
It states that Prior to becoming the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard was the UK Executive Director at the World Bank Group Board from 2018 to 2022 in Washington DC, USA.
He has held various senior positions in the Department of International Development DFID, including Director for Asia, Caribbean & Overseas Territories Division, Country Director for Pakistan, and prior to that Country Director in Nigeria from 2009 to 2013.