Kumar Iyer CMG (Harvard 2003) has been appointed the United Kingdom’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, World Trade Organisation and other International Organisations based in Geneva. He will take up his appointment during July 2025.
The UK’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative oversees the work of the UK Mission in Geneva and represents the United Kingdom in its engagement with over 35 international organisations, agencies and offices based in the city. These include the UN Human Rights Council, the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Telecommunication Union, the World Intellectual Property Office, the Conference on Disarmament, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, CERN, and the World Economic Forum.
Until recently Kumar was the Director General, Economics, Science and Technology at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Before that, Kumar was a Director General in the Prime Minister’s C-19 Taskforce and the Chief Economist at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
Kumar continues to play an active role with the Trust and the alumni community.