Victoria Jane Bowman CMG (née Robinson; born 12 June 1966) is a British former diplomat who served as UK Ambassador to Myanmar between 2002 and 2006.[1] She has been Director of the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business (MCRB) since July 2013.[1]
Vicky Bowman | |
|---|---|
| UK Ambassador to Myanmar | |
| In office 2002–2006 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Sir John Jenkins (diplomat) |
| Succeeded by | Mark Canning |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Victoria Jane Robinson 12 June 1966 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Htein Lin |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Andrew Robinson (brother) |
| Education | Oxford High School |
| Alma mater | Pembroke College, Cambridge (BA Hons, Natural Sciences - Pathology) |
She was educated at The Dragon School, Oxford High School, Pembroke College, Cambridge and the University of Chicago.[2]
"Bowman " is the family name of her first husband. Bowman first served as a junior diplomat in what was then called Burma in 1990.[3]
On 24 August 2022, she was detained at her home in Yangon along with her second husband Htein Lin, a prominent artist and former political prisoner, and charged with immigration offences.[4][5][6] In September 2022, she was sentenced to one year in prison for staying at an address different to the one she had registered under.[7]
On 17 November 2022, the Myanmar military released Bowman along with 6,000 prisoners to mark Myanmar National Day, she was subsequently deported.[8]
She was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2023 Birthday Honours.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Vicky Bowman". Pembroke College, Cambridge. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Bowman, Victoria Jane, (Vicky), (born 12 June 1966), Director, Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, since 2013." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 1 Dec. 2007
- ^ "Vicky Bowman: UK former ambassador jailed in Myanmar". BBC News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Britain's former Myanmar envoy detained in Yangon-sources". Reuters. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Vicky Bowman: UK ex-ambassador to Myanmar arrested". BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "UK's former Myanmar ambassador arrested in Yangon, report says". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi imprisoned for three more years as former UK ambassador to Myanmar Vicky Bowman also jailed". Sky News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Vicky Bowman: Former UK ambassador among prisoners to be freed in Myanmar". BBC News. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "Outstanding contributions to human rights recognised on Overseas and International Honours List". Gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2023.