Lindy Cameron appointed first female head of UK Foreign Office

Cameron’s appointment as permanent undersecretary at the Foreign Office comes at a time of wider change at the top of the civil service. Photograph: Hindustan Times/Getty Images

The Foreign Office has its first female head after the appointment of Lindy Cameron, the high commissioner to India.

Cameron’s new role as permanent undersecretary at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office means she will replace Olly Robbins, who was sacked over the Peter Mandelson scandal.