Ms. Fiona Lortan is the Deputy Special Representative of the AU Commission Chairperson (DSRCC) for Somalia and deputy head of mission.
She assumed office in February 2022.
Prior to her appointment, she was the Acting Director for Conflict Management in the Political Affairs Peace and Security Department (PAPS). She previously worked in Khartoum, Sudan, as a member of the AU High-Level Implementation Panel on Sudan and South Sudan, headed by former South African President, Thabo Mbeki.
She joined the African Union Commission in May 2002 and has worked in various roles to ensure peace and security on the continent.
Ms. Lortan is a South African national.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Philosophy degrees in Social and Political Theory from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal and the University of Cambridge respectively.