Hannah Young

Hannah Young is a British civil servant and diplomat. She has served as British Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America since 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 serving as acting Consul General in 2021, then Deputy Consul General, Young was appointed Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America in 2024.^[1]

In 2024 she 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 serves 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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c United Kingdom Government, Hannah Young, Biography. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b The Herts Advertiser, "St Albans political advisor's leaving party allegedly broke lockdown rules", 22 February 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ The Guardian, "Partygate: police have issued 50 fixed-penalty notices, says Met", 12 April 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ 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.
^ English Cathedrals, "York and New York: 100 Years of Twinning", 10 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, Leadership. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ Saint George's Society of New York, Our Leadership. Retrieved 29 August 2024.