▁life ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Brig ad ier ▁Christopher ▁Brow ne ▁O BE ▁and ▁Margaret ▁Howard . ▁She ▁attended ▁the ▁South ▁Wil ts ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁for ▁Girls . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Br istol , ▁she ▁gained ▁a ▁B Sc ▁degree ▁in ▁Micro bi ology . ▁From ▁Lin acre ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁she ▁gained ▁a ▁D Ph il ▁in ▁B acter ial ▁Gen et ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Career ▁She ▁joined ▁H M ▁Diplom atic ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 9 1 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁First ▁Secretary ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 9 7 ▁she ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Mission ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁( UK M IS ). ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 5 ▁she ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁P erman ent ▁Representatives ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Union . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁A zer ba ij an ▁( Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ). ▁Her ▁appointment ▁had ▁been ▁announced ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁visit ▁from ▁Prince ▁Andrew , ▁Duke ▁of ▁York . ▁He ▁met ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁B P ▁A zer ba ij an ▁in ▁B aku , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁dinner ▁given ▁by