
Natalie Black 🇬🇧
@natalieblackuk
First His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific | Championing digital trade, tech & sustainability | WEF Young Global Leader ‘22
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13-08-2013 21:35:35
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Thanks to Department for Business and Trade Minister Nigel Huddleston MP for taking the time to speak to the #AsiaPacific network while visiting Vietnam, after a weekend co-chairing the UK-ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting in Indonesia. After packed day in HCMC, next stop Hanoi!



Before I moved to Singapore, I was lucky enough to sit on the Board of Bletchley Park. Nowhere better epitomises the UK’s deep history of R&D and the phenomenal team there will welcome the world 👏 Matt Clifford Jonathan Black

Earlier this month in Thailand, I spoke with Thenationthailand about our growing £6bn UK-TH trade relationship, our deepening partnership on #tech and why Thailand is an increasingly important trading partner 🇬🇧🤝🇹🇭 youtu.be/2hh2tb49RZw?si…


And so we begin ASEAN Investment Forum 2023 as part of ASEAN Annual Business & Investment Summit in vibrant #Jakarta. Strong line up inc #ASEAN Sec Gen Dr Kao Kim Hourn Arsjad Rasjid Lord Ed Vaizey @UKASEAN Allen Lai


Today we’ve set out our ambitions for the AI Safety Summit which will take place on the 1st and 2nd November at Bletchley Park. Find out more below 👇 gov.uk/government/new…


Great to be back at #GTRAsia yesterday. Lots of shout outs for the UK’s Electronic Trade Documents Act which comes into force on the 20th September (my leaving gift) and will enable 80% of bills of lading to be traded electronically. Great openings from 🚶🏻Curtis S. Chin & Peter Ong


Fantastic debate at #GTRASIA on the future of regional trade deals and how geopolitics, innovation and the climate challenge will shape them. Thanks for hosting 🚶🏻Curtis S. Chin & Global Trade Review




Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met Prime Minister leehsienloong at the #G20 Summit. The leaders welcomed the new UK-Singapore partnership, which they have signed today. They also agreed on the need for further work between international partners to ensure proper regulation of AI.




Great discussion Milken Institute on how we use trade to drive more inclusive growth opportunities. Fortunate to be with ICC Pamela Mar (big supporter of our digital trade work), ALFREDO E. PASCUAL (“FRED”) (our ASEAN Economic sponsor) & Tengku Zafrul 🇲🇾 (after meeting in NZ when we signed CPTPP)


📣 NEWS: we welcome the appointment of three new Trade Commissioners: Martin Kent, Lewis Neal and Oliver Christian. They will generate UK business opportunities & contribute to the growth of sustainable economies across their regions 📈 Martin Kent @tradegovukMEAP
