Hannah Young Explained

Hannah Young is a British civil servant and diplomat. She has served as British Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America since 2024.^[1]

Career

Born in Watford,^[2] Young worked for the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit and the Cabinet Office and spent three years as a diplomat in Afghanistan before becoming the Prime Minister's lead official on home affairs policy at No. 10 Downing Street under Boris Johnson.^[1] Her leaving party on 18 June 2020 was one of the gatherings investigated as part of the partygate inquiry, resulting in fixed penalty notices.^{[2] [3]}

After serving as acting Consul General in 2021, then Deputy Consul General, Young was appointed Consul-General in New York and Trade Commissioner for North America in 2024.^[1]

In 2024 she unveiled a plaque at Saint Thomas Church in New York to mark the 100th anniversary of the city's twinning with York in England.^{[4] [5]} She also serves as honorary chair of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York^[6] and honorary president of the Saint George's Society of New York.^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://www.gov.uk/government/people/hannah-young United Kingdom Government, Hannah Young, Biography
2. https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/21724927.st-albans-political-advisors-leaving-party-allegedly-broke-lockdown-rules/ The Herts Advertiser, "St Albans political advisor's leaving party allegedly broke lockdown rules"
3. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/12/partygate-police-have-issued-50-fixed-penalty-notices-says-met The Guardian, "Partygate: police have issued 50 fixed-penalty notices, says Met"
4. https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2024/05/08/new-yorks-st-thomas-church-hosts-twinning-of-york-centennial-festivities-presiding-bishop-to-preach/ Episcopal News Service, "New York’s St. Thomas Church hosts 'Twinning of York' centennial festivities, presiding bishop to preach"
5. https://www.englishcathedrals.co.uk/latest-news/york-and-new-york-100-years-of-twinning/ English Cathedrals, "York and New York: 100 Years of Twinning"
6. https://standrewsny.org/page/Leadership2024 Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, Leadership
7. https://www.stgeorgessociety.org/our-leadership Saint George's Society of New York, Our Leadership