Biographies of Conference Directors and Chief Executive

Camilla Fenning
Programme Director. Currently seconded from the British Diplomatic Service. Camilla's previous postings with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office include: Deputy Head, Republic of Ireland Department; FCO Equal Opportunities Officer; Desk Officer dealing with human rights issues in the then Soviet Union, Desk Officer for Ukraine and the Transcaucasus; Desk Officer, Far Eastern Department dealing with Japan, South Korea and Mongolia, and Private Secretary to the Ambassador, British Embassy, Tokyo. Most recently she has worked on the Civil Service Selection Board. Camilla read History at Bristol University (BA Hons), and the Art Market and Connoisseurship (MA), New York University. She undertook a year of Japanese language training at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London University.