BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The United Kingdom has appointed a trade envoy to Jordan, Kuwait and the Palestinian territories, its consulate in Jerusalem said Wednesday.

Baroness Patricia Morris of Bolton, Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords, will promote British trade in these countries, as well as raising the profile of their markets in the UK, a press statement from the British consulate said.

She is one of eight new trade envoys appointed to high-growth and developing markets.