Tammy Sandhu announced as Britain’s next ambassador to the Holy See

The Foreign Office has announced the appointment of His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Holy See. Ms Tarandip Kaur Sandhu MBE – known as Tammy – will succeed the incumbent in the post, Chris Trott CVO, who has served the United Kingdom at the Vatican since 2021.

Ms Sandhu studied at University College London before joining the Foreign Office in 2005 and has since held a series of diplomatic, trade and communications roles in London, Rabat, Brussels and Chennai. She previously served as deputy head of mission in Chennai and deputy spokesperson at the UK Representation to the EU in Brussels.