 She returned to the FCO 1996–98 and was then posted to Hanoi as deputy head of mission 1998–2002.She returned to Tokyo as director of trade promotion 2002–06, then was posted to New Delhi as director of UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) in India 2006–10.She was British ambassador to Norway 2010–14, chief operating officer of UKTI in London 2014–16, then was appointed ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and concurrently non-resident ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein.