Rose joined the
Civil Service in 1983, working in the
Manpower Services Commission. She joined the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1999 and developed an
EU specialism and worked for the FCO in Paris, London and Brussels. She was appointed as British ambassador to Belgium in October 2013, and was in post from 11 August 2014 to July 2019. The issues arising from
Brexit during her tenure gave her opinions particular interest in the Belgian media. Rose was elected by
Newnham College, Cambridge, as the principal-elect in January 2019, and was formally installed in office in October 2019, as the thirteenth Principal of Newnham. ==References==