LONDON – The British Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that diplomat Corin Robertson has been appointed as the United Kingdom’s next ambassador to Japan, succeeding Julia Longbottom.
Robertson is scheduled to take up her new post in August.
After joining the Foreign Ministry in 1994, Robertson underwent Japanese language training and worked at the British Embassy in Tokyo as a second secretary from 1997 to 2000.
She served as British ambassador to Mexico from 2018 to 2021 and was director-general for finance and corporate at the ministry from 2023 to 2025.
On Wednesday, Robertson said in an X post in Japanese, “I am looking forward to being able to return to Japan as ambassador.” She added that “Japan is an indispensable like-minded country for Britain,” and that she would make efforts to further develop the relationship between the two countries.
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