Biography

Honorary Consul Franklin is an experienced diplomat with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. Skilled in Sales, Management, Business Development, Recruiting, and Social Media. 

He was appointed to his role as the representative of the UK government in Greater Philadelphia in 1998. Since then he has liaised with the Consul General in New York and the British Embassy in Washington, DC to support and promote UK efforts and activities in the Greater Philadelphia region. In this role he has hosted senior members of the British Royal Family, UK government ministers and members of Parliament. He also founded a program for Philadelphia public high school students to visit London and another initiative to provide opportunities for mid-career American minorities to work in UK investment banks. 

In 2019, Honorary Consul Franklin received ‘The Distinguished Friend of Oxford’ Award, and was also elected an Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford where he studied as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. He is leading member of the business community of Philadelphia and a board member of the British American Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, partnering on initiatives that support US-UK commercial endeavours and promote a positive relationship with the UK.