Vicky Bowman

Victoria Jane Bowman CMG (née Robinson; born 12 June 1966) is a former British 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
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJohn Jenkins
Succeeded byMark Canning
Personal details
Born
Victoria Jane Robinson

(1966-06-12) 12 June 1966
NationalityBritish
SpouseHtein Lin
Children1
Parent
RelativesAndrew Robinson (brother)
EducationOxford High School
Alma materPembroke 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 first served as a junior diplomat in what was then called Burma in 1990.[3]

On 24 August 2022, she was reportedly detained at her home in Yangon along with her 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 November 17 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
  1. "Vicky Bowman". Pembroke College, Cambridge. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. "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
  3. "Vicky Bowman: UK former ambassador jailed in Myanmar". BBC News. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. "Britain's former Myanmar envoy detained in Yangon-sources". Reuters. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  5. "Vicky Bowman: UK ex-ambassador to Myanmar arrested". BBC News. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. "UK's former Myanmar ambassador arrested in Yangon, report says". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  7. "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.
  8. "Vicky Bowman: Former UK ambassador among prisoners to be freed in Myanmar". BBC News. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  9. "Outstanding contributions to human rights recognised on Overseas and International Honours List". Gov.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
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