Colin R. Gray
Head of the Scottish Government Office
British Embassy Washington
3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
Scottish.GovernmentUSA@fcdo.gov.uk
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About
Colin Gray began his tenure has Head of the Scottish Government’s US office in August 2024. Prior to his move to Washington D.C, Colin spent the previous 16 years serving the UK government in a range of posts at home and overseas. He was Deputy Consul General in Atlanta from 2021 to 2024 and, before that, Deputy Head of Mission in Peru (2017-21).
Previous roles include Head of the UN Political Team in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Head of Communications at the British Embassy in Seoul, Korea.
Colin is a graduate of the University of Strathclyde, and holds a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) degree. A former newspaper journalist, he also holds an Advanced Certificate in Public Relations from the UK’s Chartered Institute of Public Relations. He speaks fluent Spanish and Korean.
Colin is married to Nicolle and they have two children, Georgia (7) and Logan (5).
Services
The Scottish Government Office in Washington DC is the Scottish Government’s diplomatic mission to the Americas. Its role is to promote and celebrate Scotland’s culture, education, values, heritage and economic strengths, and to strengthen its international relationships and to better share ideas and enhance cooperation.
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