AWS appoints British Embassy advisor as manager of energy policy

Former diplomatic adviser takes on energy policy remit for cloud provider

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards·3 Nov 2026, 13:38·United States

AWS appoints British Embassy advisor as manager of energy policy

Amazon Web Services has appointed Robert Fourqurean as its manager of energy policy. Fourqurean, who previously worked as an adviser at the British Embassy, will be based in Washington DC for the role.

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