Nick Pickard to Become the New British Ambassador to Austria
July 22 · More+ - Work & Careers
A leadership change is imminent at the British Embassy in Vienna: Nicholas “Nick” Peter Pickard, CMG, CVO, will assume the post of His Majesty the King’s Ambassador to the Republic of Austria in July 2026. He will succeed Lindsay Skoll, CMG, who, following her tenure in Vienna, will take up the position of Principal at the prestigious Jesus College at the University of Oxford.
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