Will the First Minister confirm a) how many overseas offices the Welsh Government has, b) where they are located, and c) which ones are based within British embassy or consulate buildings?
With the exception of Brussels, all 20 Welsh Government overseas offices are co-located with UK Government. Locations and staffing details are as follows:
|
COUNTRY |
OFFICE |
STAFF |
JOB TITLES |
|
China |
Beijing |
1 |
Chief Representative Beijing & NE China |
|
Chongqing |
3 |
Chief Representative Chongqing & SW China Senior Wales Affairs Officer x 2 |
|
|
Shanghai |
1 |
Chief Representative Shanghai & SE China |
|
|
India |
Bengaluru |
1 |
Business Development Manager |
|
Mumbai |
2 |
Head of India Business Development Manager |
|
|
New Delhi |
1 |
Business Development Manager |
|
|
Japan |
Tokyo |
4 |
Head of Japan Senior Wales Affairs Officer x 2 Administrative Assistant |
|
Belgium |
Brussels |
9 |
Head of Europe Network Head of Trade & Invest Europe Head of Sustainability & Agriculture Head of Economic, Regional and Social Policy Senior Trade & Investment Manager (Brussels) Policy Officer x 2 Office Manager Executive Assistant |
|
France |
Paris |
2 |
Head of France Trade & External Relations Manager |
|
Germany |
Berlin |
2 |
Head of Germany Trade & External Relations Manager |
|
Düsseldorf |
1 |
Business Development Manager |
|
|
Ireland |
Dublin |
3 |
Head of Ireland Senior Business Development Manager Trade & External Relations Manager |
|
State of Qatar |
Doha |
1 |
Senior Business Development Manager |
|
United Arab Emirates |
Dubai |
2 |
Regional Manager (UAE) Deputy Regional Manager (UAE) |
|
Canada |
Montréal |
2 |
Head of Canada Deputy Head of Canada |
|
United States of America |
Atlanta |
1 |
Head of South US |
|
Chicago |
1 |
Head of Midwest US |
|
|
New York |
2 |
Head of North East US Senior Wales Affairs Officer |
|
|
Los Angeles |
1 |
Head of West US |
|
|
Washington DC |
3 |
Deputy Director (Head of North America) Deputy Head of North America External Relations Manager |
|
|
Total |
20 |
43 |
|