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Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office
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Westminster Foundation for Democracy
13 June 2023
On 22 May 2023 Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia, UN and the Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, announced the appointment of Milica Delevic as a Governor to the Westminster Foundation for Democracy Board. The appointment will be for a period of 3 years, effective from 22 May 2023 until 21 May 2026.
Milica Delevic is the Director for Governance and Political Affairs at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. She joined the Bank in 2013, as Deputy Secretary General, Shareholder Relations and moved to the Economics Policy and Governance Department in 2016. She works on development and implementation of governance and sector reform policies in the Bank’s countries of operation. She also oversees political and political economy analysis.
Prior to joining the Bank, Milica worked as the Director of the European Integration Office of the Serbian Government, Assistant Foreign Minister and chaired the Committee for European Integration in the Parliament of the Republic of Serbia.
Milica is a member of a number of professional organisations, including the European Council on Foreign Relations and the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group. She holds a BA from the University of Belgrade, a MA from the Central European University and a PhD from the University of Kent, Canterbury. During her studies, she was selected by the UK FCDO as a Chevening Scholar.
Widely recognised for her efforts in Serbia’s European integration process, Milica was selected as the Person of the Year 2009 by the Serbian weekly Vreme, as well as awarded a prize for the Contribution to Europe of the Year 2008 by the European Movement in Serbia.
The Westminster Foundation for Democracy is the UK public body dedicated to strengthening democracy and open societies around the world. WFD contributes to delivery of the Government's ambitious open societies agenda to ensure that people around the world - no matter their identities, backgrounds, interests, or religious beliefs - are able to take part in political life and have a say in the decisions that affect their lives. You can find out more about WFD's work here: www.wfd.org
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Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office
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Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
25 January 2023
The following four Commissioners have been reappointed by the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, FCDO, for a second, three year term from 1 May 2023, as Commissioners to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.
Dr. Catherine MacKenzie
Chair, Audit & Risk Management Committee
Dean of Degrees, Green Templeton College Oxford & Bye-Fellow, Magdalene College Cambridge
As a former Commonwealth Scholar myself (UK to Australia), I have a long term commitment to upholding the values of the Commonwealth and to ensuring that CSC continues to play an important role in the UK's development aid strategy, helping to build a safer, healthier and more prosperous world. As a barrister, I have a particular commitment to upholding the rule of law and promoting good governance. I have served as Chair of the Board of Scrutiny of Cambridge University and PVC of an Australian university. I am currently a Tribunal Judge, Chairman of the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal, Governing Master of the Bench of Inner Temple (Inn of Court for barristers), Academic Governor of the Inns of Court College of Advocacy, member of the UK Committee on Radioactive Waste Management, member of the UK Agricultural and Horticultural Board and member of the Architects Registration Board Prescription Committee. Earlier in my career, I worked with the United Nations, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank throughout Africa, Asia and the Pacific.
Professor Morag McDonald
Deputy Chair, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK and Chair, Finance Committee
Dean of College of Environmental Sciences & Engineering at Bangor University
I am Professor of Ecology and Catchment Management at Bangor University. I have been an active researcher in international environmental issues for over 25 years, with broad research expertise in forest restoration through fallow management. I have field experience in 14 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Dr. Christine Thuranira-McKeever
Vice-Principal, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Director of Distance Learning, Royal Veterinary College (RVC), University of London
In my role, I work with post graduate students from around the world and have supported many cohorts of Commonwealth Scholars over the last ten years. As part of this work, I also regularly engage with institutions in the global south to create partnerships to support students and in so doing, help strengthen their institutional capacity. My academic background is in agricultural economics and I spent the early part of my career working in international development.
Professor Sarah Hawkes
Professor of Global Health, University College London
I am Professor of Global Public Health at UCL and co-chair of the Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health. I undertake research on the evidence-to-policy process and work with both the multilateral systems and national governments to promote gender-responsive policies to improve health.