Hannah Young

Hannah Young was a British civil servant and diplomat. She served as British Consul-General in New York from January to November 2024.[1]

Career

Born in Watford,[2] Young worked for the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit and the Cabinet Office and spent three years as a diplomat in Afghanistan before becoming the Prime Minister's lead official on home affairs policy at No. 10 Downing Street under Boris Johnson.[1] Her leaving party on 18 June 2020 was one of the gatherings investigated as part of the partygate inquiry, resulting in fixed penalty notices.[2][3]

After moving to the British Consulate General in New York, Young became acting Consul-General in 2021, then Deputy Consul-General. From January to November 2024 she served as Consul-General (the role of Trade Commissioner for North America having been separated from the role of Consul-General).[1]

In 2024 Young unveiled a plaque at Saint Thomas Church in New York to mark the 100th anniversary of the city's twinning with York in England.[4][5] She also served as honorary chair of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York[6] and honorary president of the Saint George's Society of New York.[7]

Following her departure from the role of Consul-General, Hannah announced her transfer to the private sector in joining Standard Industries as VP Special Projects in New York.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c United Kingdom Government, Hannah Young, Biography. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b The Herts Advertiser, "St Albans political advisor's leaving party allegedly broke lockdown rules", 22 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ The Guardian, "Partygate: police have issued 50 fixed-penalty notices, says Met", 12 April 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ Episcopal News Service, "New York’s St. Thomas Church hosts 'Twinning of York' centennial festivities, presiding bishop to preach", 8 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ English Cathedrals, "York and New York: 100 Years of Twinning", 10 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, Leadership. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ^ Saint George's Society of New York, Our Leadership. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ Young, Hannah. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahyounguk. Retrieved 2 April 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


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