Timothy Woods (Royal Navy officer)

Rear Admiral Timothy Christopher Woods, is a senior Royal Navy officer who currently serves as Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C.

Naval career
After training at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Woods joined the Royal Navy in 1988. Promoted to commodore on 1 May 2015, he served as British Defence attaché in Kyiv. He was promoted to rear admiral on 16 January 2023, and became Head of the British Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. the same month.

Woods was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 Birthday Honours.