Colin Crooks is a British diplomat serving as the British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea since February 2022. Previously he served as British Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 2018 to 2021. Prior to serving as the Ambassador to the DPRK, Crooks served in various other positions in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, and was the Minister Counsellor at the British Embassy Beijing from 2015 to 2018 and the Chargé d'Affairs to the British Embassy in Pyongyang in 2008. He was posted to Seoul as a Second Secretary from 1995 to 1998 and served as a First Secretary through 1999. He speaks 6 languages including English, Korean, French, Mandarin, German and Indonesian.

Tony Clemson is the Director of Trade and Investment for Korea, based in the British Embassy, Seoul.  He leads a team of Department for Department for Business and Trade (DBT) professionals to strengthen commercial partnerships with the UK. Tony’s role is to improve the trade and investment environment wherever possible, support UK companies to access the Korean market, and to help Korean companies to invest in the UK. He previously served in China from 2016 to 2022, initially as the Deputy Consul-General in Shanghai, and later as Deputy Director for Technology & Industry in the Department for International Trade.  In prior diplomatic roles, Tony covered international cyber security policy in London, and political and economic issues in South Korea and New Zealand. Before his Diplomatic Service, Tony served eight years as a Warfare Officer in the Royal Navy, deploying to the Atlantic, Caribbean and Middle East.

Matthew Crow leads the Political and Public Affairs teams at the British Embassy in Seoul. Before this he worked on Asia-Pacific affairs in the National Security Secretariat in London (2021-2023), and at the British Embassy in Beijing (2015-2021). He has also worked on Libya and the EU. He is a proud Yorkshireman, Tottenham supporter and pug owner.

Katie Wilson is Head of the Economics section at the British Embassy, Seoul. Her portfolio covers key economic issues in Korea including growth, financial services and global economic challenges. Her team aims to build and maintain a strong bilateral relationship between the UK and Korea in economic diplomacy. Before her assignment to Korea, Katie worked as an economist for the FCDO in London, where her roles included Russia-Ukraine economic analysis, Trade for Development, and Open Societies and Human Rights. Katie holds a Masters Degree in Development Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and prior to joining the FCDO, she held positions at WaterAid (gender equality consultant) and the Department for International Trade (programme manager).