Rosalind Marsden


Dame Rosalind Mary Marsden is a British diplomat and public servant. She was European Union Special Representative to Sudan from 2010 to 2013. Dame Rosalind is a Patron of the charity Kids for Kids, helping children in Darfur, Sudan. She is currently an Associate Fellow in the Africa Programme at Chatham House.
She was educated at Woking County Grammar School for Girls, Somerville College, Oxford and St Antony's College, Oxford.

Background

In Kabul, she was a prominent supporter of the Afghan Woman's Hour, a women's radio programme for the BBC World Service Trust, to be broadcast on World Service Radio.

Honours

Dr Marsden was appointed DCMG in the New Year Honours 2010. She is also an Honorary Fellow, Somerville College, Oxford.