Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed new Trade Envoys to promote British business in key markets including Canada, South Korea and Turkey.
Trade Envoys are parliamentarians appointed by the Prime Minister, drawn from both Houses and across the political spectrum. The latest appointments — Maria Miller, John Whittingdale and John Hutton — will, Mr Johnson said, use their skills and experience to help UK businesses find new export and investment opportunities and promote UK trade in their allocated markets.
Working with the Department for International Trade’s (DIT’s) global network to break down barriers to doing business, the Envoys (who take on the roles voluntarily and are unpaid) will build on the UK’s strong relations with these key trading countries.
They will also promote the major opportunities green trade presents, including the creation of high-value jobs in the UK’s low-carbon economy and fuelling technological innovations that can be exported worldwide.
The new appointments will extend the total number of Trade Envoys to 40 parliamentarians, covering 80 markets.
UK International Trade Secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, said: “From the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to our ambitions for an enhanced trade deal with South Korea and green trade agenda, there is huge potential for our new Trade Envoys to strengthen and grow our trading relationships between the UK and Canada, South Korea and Turkey.”
