Dinah Yaqub is the Trade and Investment Consul at the British Consulate in Chongqing. This is a cross-sector role where, she works to strengthen UK-China partnerships in areas including science, technology, education, culture and lifestyle amongst other sectors of strategic importance to the UK’s growth agenda.
Previously she has worked in the British Ministry of Defence, and Department for Business and Trade (London), with experience in science and tech investment, trade negotiations, and strategic policy development. She also oversaw the remodelling of how the Department supports businesses exporting from the UK.
With a diverse career background in the UK civil service covering law, science, government policy, and organisational design; Dinah is looking forward to using her time in Post to facilitate partnerships that support innovation, investment, and growth in line with the UK’s recently published Industrial Strategy.