Catherine Evans

Catherine Angela "Cat" Evans (born 27 December 1979) was the British Ambassador to Mali,[1] also accredited to Niger from 2018 until 2020.[2][3]

See Kathryn Evans for the British stage actress, singer and dancer, or Kathryn Evans (swimmer) (born 5 August 1981) for the English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympic Games.

Career

On 3 July 2018, at the HQ of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) in Bamako, Evans signed a financial agreement committing some $2.3 million US dollars to a trust fund administered by MINUSMA in support of peace and security in Mali.[4]

On 11 February 2019, Evans drew attention to her country's view that there was an alarming crisis in Mali and visited the leader of the Malian opposition Soumaila Cissé, seeking his point of view on the situation in the country and the level of political dialogue.[5]

She was replaced in March 2020 by Catherine Inglehearn.[6]

In 2020, Evans was appointed as Director of European Operations and African Outreach.[2]

In October 2022, she was appointed as a trustee of Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption.[2][7]

References
  1. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mali in April 2018". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. "Evans, Catherine Angela (Cat) (born 27 Dec. 1979), HM Diplomatic Service; Director, European Operations and African Outreach, Independent Diplomat, since 2020", Who's Who online, 1 December 2022, accessed 9 March 2023
  3. "Quatre nouveaux ambassadeurs accrédités au Niger", Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies, 23 July 2018, accessed 9 March 2023 (in French)
  4. "Le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord apporte environ 2,3 million de dollars américains au Fonds Fiduciaire en soutien à la Paix et la Sécurité au Mali", Africa Newsroom, 3 July 2018, accessed 9 March 2023 (in French)
  5. "Crise multiforme: Catherine Angela Evans, l’ambassadrice du Royaume-Uni au Mali rend visite au chef de file de l’opposition", abamako.com, 14 February 2019, accessed 9 March 2023 (in French)
  6. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Niger: March 2020". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. "Transparency International: Trustees", Charity Commission, accessed 9 March 2023


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