UK’s first diplo-cat takes up post in Jordan

Lawrence the cat has been appointed chief mouser at the British Embassy in the Jordanian capital Amman. /China News Service Photo

Deputy Ambassador Laura Dauban poses with Lawrence. /China News Service Photo

Lawrence has his own social media page with some 2,500 followers. /China News Service Photo

Palmerston, a cat based at the Foreign Office in London, is Lawrence's boss. /China News Service Photo