2020 World Fellow Hamish Falconer
Hamish Falconer discusses his work in Afghanistan as a diplomat, Britain’s role in a changing world, Scotland, and ways to improve society.
Hamish Falconer discusses his work in Afghanistan as a diplomat, Britain’s role in a changing world, Scotland, and ways to improve society.
Hamish Falconer is a member of Britain’s diplomatic service. He has led the Foreign Office’s Terrorism Response Team, UK efforts to start a peace process in Afghanistan and served in Pakistan and South Sudan. He has worked for the UK's Department for International Development and National Crime Agency on humanitarian response, state building, and human trafficking investigations. Before joining government service Hamish was a campaigner and activist. He studied at Cambridge University and Birkbeck University. He runs access events to the Foreign Office for teenagers from inner-city London schools.