Jennifer MacNaughtan

Jennifer MacNaughtan has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Warsaw since July 2022. 

Previously she was Head of Diplomatic Strategy in the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) and then FCDO, leading HMG’s engagement on EU Exit and on future relationship negotiations. 

Jen joined the then Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 2007. During her FCDO career she has worked on a wide range of issues: the EU, Covid-19 response, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the UN, sanctions and human rights and has been posted to UKMis New York. 

Jen studied French and European politics at Leeds University and the College of Europe (Bruges). She worked in Brussels before joining the FCO and speaks Polish, French and Spanish.