His Majesty's Trade Commissioner to Asia-Pacific

Natalie Black is His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific, covering North-East Asia, South-East Asia and Australasia. She was appointed in September 2018.

Natalie held a number of posts in Her Majesty’s Government.

Previous roles include:

Deputy Head of the Number 10 Policy Unit
Director of the Internet Harms Unit
Director of the Office of Cyber Security, Cabinet Office

Before joining the Civil Service, Natalie was the Chief of Staff for Security at the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, London2012, and a management consultant.

Natalie is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School, where she was a Fulbright scholar.s