Theresa Bubbear


Theresa Bubbear is a British diplomat and has been the British Ambassador to Estonia since September 2016.

Personal life

Bubbear was born in central London and studied at a school in Blackheath. She then went on to read French and Russian at Girton College, Cambridge.
She is married to a fellow diplomat who she met whilst living in Moscow, they have three daughters. She speaks English, French, Russian, Finnish and Spanish.

Career

Bubbear joined the Civil Service in 1985, working for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and has been placed in Moscow, Helsinki and South Africa. Bubbear has been Ambassador to Estonia since September 2016. She previously held the positions of Chargé d’Affaires and Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Budapest from August 2011 to April 2016.