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| − | Clare Wijeratne is | + | '''Clare Wijeratne''' is a former British diplomat and executive at [[Hakluyt & Company]] based in Singapore. She is now a global policy analyst at mining company [[BHP Billiton]] in Singapore. |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Wijeratne started her career as an associate consultant at [[Bain & Company]] from 2000 to 2002. | Wijeratne started her career as an associate consultant at [[Bain & Company]] from 2000 to 2002. | ||
| − | She then worked at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], first as a desk officer (October 2002-April 2004), vice consul, British Consulate-General in Hong Kong (May 2004-May 2007)<ref>Lisa Gamandi, 'HM Diplomatic Service Overseas reference list', ''Future Firecrest Programme'', July-August 2005</ref>, team leader (June 2007-May 2010) and finally as first secretary to the British High Commission in Delhi (June 2010-September 2013). | + | She then worked at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], first as a desk officer (October 2002 - April 2004), vice consul, British Consulate-General in Hong Kong (May 2004 - May 2007)<ref>Lisa Gamandi, 'HM Diplomatic Service Overseas reference list', ''Future Firecrest Programme'', July-August 2005, accessed 26 September 2014 </ref>, team leader (June 2007-May 2010) and finally as first secretary to the British High Commission in Delhi (June 2010 - September 2013). |
| − | She | + | She left the FCO to become an executive at [[Hakluyt & Company]] from October 2013 until June 2016. She joined BHP Billiton in January 2017. <ref> [http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/clare-wijeratne/5/39b/20a?trk=pub-pbmap Clare Wijeratne] ''Linkedin'' undated, accessed 26 September 2014 and 10 August 2017.</ref> |
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
| − | *MA Oriental Studies (Chinese), University of Cambridge 2000, including a year studying mandarin chinese and history at the Ocean University of China in 1999. | + | *MA Oriental Studies (Chinese), [[University of Cambridge]] 2000, including a year studying mandarin chinese and history at the Ocean University of China in 1999. |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category:Diplomats|Wijeratne, Clare]] | + | [[Category:Diplomats|Wijeratne, Clare]] [[Category:Cambridge alumni| Wijeratne, Clare]] |
Latest revision as of 07:40, 10 August 2017
Clare Wijeratne is a former British diplomat and executive at Hakluyt & Company based in Singapore. She is now a global policy analyst at mining company BHP Billiton in Singapore.
Career
Wijeratne started her career as an associate consultant at Bain & Company from 2000 to 2002.
She then worked at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, first as a desk officer (October 2002 - April 2004), vice consul, British Consulate-General in Hong Kong (May 2004 - May 2007)[1], team leader (June 2007-May 2010) and finally as first secretary to the British High Commission in Delhi (June 2010 - September 2013).
She left the FCO to become an executive at Hakluyt & Company from October 2013 until June 2016. She joined BHP Billiton in January 2017. [2]
Education
- MA Oriental Studies (Chinese), University of Cambridge 2000, including a year studying mandarin chinese and history at the Ocean University of China in 1999.
Notes
- ↑ Lisa Gamandi, 'HM Diplomatic Service Overseas reference list', Future Firecrest Programme, July-August 2005, accessed 26 September 2014
- ↑ Clare Wijeratne Linkedin undated, accessed 26 September 2014 and 10 August 2017.
