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=== Post-FCDO roles ===
 
=== Post-FCDO roles ===
 
Since leaving the FCDO in 2019, Raine has held academic and advisory positions. She is a Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies at [[King's College London]] and an affiliated lecturer at the [[Cambridge Centre for Geopolitics]]. She serves as Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees of the [[Imperial War Museums]], Trustee of the [[Royal United Services Institute]] (RUSI), and Trustee of the [[International Bomber Command Centre]]. She was previously a Trustee of Stop the Traffik (2020–2023).<ref name="IWM">[https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/trustees/current-trustees Imperial War Museums trustees]</ref>
 
Since leaving the FCDO in 2019, Raine has held academic and advisory positions. She is a Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies at [[King's College London]] and an affiliated lecturer at the [[Cambridge Centre for Geopolitics]]. She serves as Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees of the [[Imperial War Museums]], Trustee of the [[Royal United Services Institute]] (RUSI), and Trustee of the [[International Bomber Command Centre]]. She was previously a Trustee of Stop the Traffik (2020–2023).<ref name="IWM">[https://www.iwm.org.uk/corporate/trustees/current-trustees Imperial War Museums trustees]</ref>
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'''Suzanne Raine career timeline'''
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| 1995 || Joined FCDO || [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]] || Began civil service career specialising in foreign policy and national security.
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| 2003 || Posting || [[Iraq]] || Worked in Iraq.
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| 2005 || Associate Producer || BBC || Worked on ''Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace'' series in Jerusalem.
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| 2006–2009 || Posting || [[Pakistan]] || Ran research projects for British High Commission in Islamabad.
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| 2009–2012 || Led national security teams || [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]] || Delivered national security objectives, including 2012 London Olympics preparations.
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| Mid-2010s || Senior member || Assessments Staff, Joint Intelligence Organisation (Cabinet Office) || Contributed to national intelligence assessments.
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| 2015–2017 || Head || [[Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre]] (JTAC) || Led terrorism threat assessment.
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| 2017–2019 || Director of Counter-Terrorism || [[Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office]] || Senior counter-terrorism policy leadership.
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| 2018–Present || Trustee (Deputy Chair) || [[Imperial War Museums]] || Appointed by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.
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| 2019–Present || Visiting Professor || Department of War Studies, [[King's College London]] || Academic role.
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| 2020–2023 || Trustee || Stop the Traffik || Charity trustee.
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| 2023–Present || Trustee || [[International Bomber Command Centre]] || Trustee role.
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| October 2025–Present || Master || [[Selwyn College, Cambridge]] || First female Master.
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== Personal life ==
 
== Personal life ==

Latest revision as of 16:11, 20 June 2026

British diplomat, national security expert and Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge


Suzanne Raine
Image Suzanne-Raine.jpeg
Born August 1970 Germany
Died
Nationality
Residence
Occupation Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge
Known for
Parents
Spouse(s) John Raine OBE
Children
Sibling(s)
Education Peterhouse, University of Cambridge (BA History; MA History)
Predecessor Roger Mosey
Website

Suzanne Elizabeth Raine MBE (born August 1970) is a British diplomat, national security expert, and academic. She was elected Master of Selwyn College, University of Cambridge in October 2025, the first woman to hold the position.[1]

Early life and education

Raine was born in Germany in August 1970. She read History at Peterhouse, Cambridge, graduating with a Double First BA and later an MA. She began but did not complete a PhD at Cambridge before joining the Foreign Office.[2]

Career

Raine joined the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO, formerly FCO) in 1995, specialising in foreign policy, counter-terrorism and national security. She held numerous senior roles in the UK's national security community.[3]

National security and intelligence-related roles

Raine's career included several key positions in the UK's national security apparatus. She led teams delivering national security objectives (2009–2012), including preparations for the 2012 London Olympics. She served as Head of Counter-Terrorism policy, Head of the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC, 2015–2017) — a core part of the UK intelligence community responsible for producing terrorism threat assessments — and Director of Counter-Terrorism (2017–2019). These roles placed her at the heart of the UK's intelligence and counter-terrorism machinery.[3][4]

Assessments Staff role

Raine was a senior member of the UK government's Assessments Staff in the Cabinet Office's Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO), during the mid 2010s. In this role she contributed to the production of national intelligence assessments on foreign policy and security threats, drawing on intelligence from across the UK intelligence community including MI5, MI6 and GCHQ.[2][3]

Overseas postings included Poland, Iraq (2003), Pakistan (2006–2009, where she ran research projects for the British High Commission), and work in Jerusalem as Associate Producer of the BBC series Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace (2005).[3]

Post-FCDO roles

Since leaving the FCDO in 2019, Raine has held academic and advisory positions. She is a Visiting Professor in the Department of War Studies at King's College London and an affiliated lecturer at the Cambridge Centre for Geopolitics. She serves as Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Imperial War Museums, Trustee of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and Trustee of the International Bomber Command Centre. She was previously a Trustee of Stop the Traffik (2020–2023).[5] Suzanne Raine career timeline

Period Role Organisation Details
1995 Joined FCDO Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Began civil service career specialising in foreign policy and national security.
2003 Posting Iraq Worked in Iraq.
2005 Associate Producer BBC Worked on Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace series in Jerusalem.
2006–2009 Posting Pakistan Ran research projects for British High Commission in Islamabad.
2009–2012 Led national security teams Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Delivered national security objectives, including 2012 London Olympics preparations.
Mid-2010s Senior member Assessments Staff, Joint Intelligence Organisation (Cabinet Office) Contributed to national intelligence assessments.
2015–2017 Head Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre (JTAC) Led terrorism threat assessment.
2017–2019 Director of Counter-Terrorism Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Senior counter-terrorism policy leadership.
2018–Present Trustee (Deputy Chair) Imperial War Museums Appointed by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.
2019–Present Visiting Professor Department of War Studies, King's College London Academic role.
2020–2023 Trustee Stop the Traffik Charity trustee.
2023–Present Trustee International Bomber Command Centre Trustee role.
October 2025–Present Master Selwyn College, Cambridge First female Master.

Personal life

Raine is married to senior British diplomat and intelligence advisor John Raine OBE.

Honours

Raine was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to national security.

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Selwyn College announcement
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy biography
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 RUSI biography
  4. ↑ King's College London profile
  5. ↑ Imperial War Museums trustees
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