IN Greg Quinn March 29 2023

Today on your show our topic is: “The Role of the UK Consulate General in Toronto”.

A consul general is tasked with building international relations and promoting the interests of their home country and the foreign country in which they currently reside. Nationals of their home country turn to the consul general for legal, criminal and even natural disaster assistance when they are visiting other host countries and cities. For international travelers, misplacing or losing important documents like passports or other identification can be a major inconvenience. One chief responsibility of a consular general is that they must spearhead various initiatives designed to strengthen ties to their host community, and fellow nationals.

Guests – Greg Quinn. Greg Quinn took up his position as Acting British Consul General Toronto in August 2022 having previously served as the Deputy Head of the Caribbean and the Department at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London. Greg joined the then Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1995 and has also served in Tallinn, Accra, Minsk, Basra, Baghdad, Washington, Astana, and as the British High Commissioner to Guyana and Non-Resident Ambassador to Suriname. Greg is a graduate in International Politics and History from Aberystwyth University. He also holds a Masters in History from the Open University and an Honorary Dr in Law from Queen’s University Belfast. Greg was awarded an OBE for services to British foreign policy in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours.