Charles Hay (diplomat)

Charles Hay
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malaysia
Assumed office
April 2019
Monarchs Elizabeth II
Charles III
Prime Minister Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded by Victoria Treadell
British Ambassador to South Korea
In office
February 2015 – March 2018
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister David Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded by Scott Wightman
Succeeded by Simon Smith
Personal details
Born
Charles Hay
Nationality British
Spouse Pascale Sutherland
Occupation Diplomat
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service 1987-1993
Rank Captain

Charles John Hay, (born 22 September 1965) is the current High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malaysia and has been in the posting since April 2019. He is the former British Ambassador to South Korea.

Diplomatic career

Hay joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1993.

From 2015 to 2018, he served as British Ambassador to South Korea.

On 8 November 2018, Hay was announced as the next High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malaysia, in succession to Victoria Treadell. He took up the post in April 2019.