Barbara Woodward, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Barbara Woodward

British diplomat

Date of Birth: 29-May-1961

Place of Birth: Gipping, England, United Kingdom

Profession: diplomat

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Dame Barbara Janet Woodward (Chinese: ???, born 29 May 1961) is a British diplomat and China expert.
She has served as the British Ambassador to China since February 2015, and is the first woman to hold this position. Woodward undertook her undergraduate degree at the University of St Andrews, Scotland before going on to study International Relations at Yale University. Dame Barbara joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1994.
She has worked in China, Russia, the EU, and at the UN.
From 2003 to 2009 she worked in Beijing, first as a Political Counsellor, then across the whole UK-China relationship as Deputy Head of Mission, including during the Olympics.
Prior to her current posting, Woodward was Director General for Economic & Consular Affairs.