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British High Commissioner In Kenya
The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Kenya is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Kenya, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Kenya. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom and Kenya conduct their diplomatic relations at governmental level, rather than between Heads of State. Therefore, the countries exchange High Commissioners rather than ambassadors. High Commissioners to Kenya *1963–1964: Sir Geoffrey de Freitas *1964–1965: Malcolm MacDonald *1966–1968: Sir Edward Peck *1968–1972: Sir Eric Norris *1972–1975: Sir Antony Duff *1975–1979: Sir Stanley Fingland *1979–1982: Sir John Williams *1982–1986: Sir Leonard Allinson *1986–1990: Sir John Johnson *1990–1992: Sir Roger Tomkys *1992–1995: Sir Kieran Prendergast *1995–1997: Simon Hemans *1997–2001: Sir Jeffrey James *2001–2005: Sir Edward Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rodney Johnson
Sir John Rodney Johnson, KCMG, FRGS (6 September 1930 – 15 October 2018) was a British colonial administrator, diplomat, and academic administrator. After serving in the Colonial Service in Kenya, Johnson joined the Foreign Service, becoming List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Zambia, British High Commissioner to Zambia and to List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Kenya, Kenya. After his retirement, he served as Director of the University of Oxford's Foreign Service Programme. He was also chairman of the Countryside Commission.{{Cite news , date=16 November 2018 , title=Sir John Johnson obituary , work=The Times , url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sir-john-johnson-obituary-qlvgbpks9 References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Commissioners Of The United Kingdom To Kenya
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Lists Of High Commissioners Of The United Kingdom
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Jane Marriott
Jane Marriott (born 1976 in Doncaster, England) is a British diplomat. Marriott was the Director of the Joint International Counter-Terrorism Unit. She is currently now appointed as British High commissioner to Pakistan in 2023.She was appointed the British High Commissioner to Kenya, and began her consular duties in the Summer of 2019. Marriott graduated from Durham University in 1997 with a first-class degree in History, and went on to complete an MPhil in International Relations at Darwin College, Cambridge. Career From 2013 to 2015 she was List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Yemen, British Ambassador to Yemen. Marriott formerly served as an adviser to Richard Holbrooke during his time as a United States Special Envoy, Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Ms Mariott was appointed the British High Commissioner to Kenya, an announcement made on 13 June 2019 and took up the role from Mr. Nic Hailey. She was the first female UK High Commissioner to Kenya. She com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nic Hailey
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Christian Turner
Christian Philip Hollier Turner (born 19 August 1972) is a British diplomat serving as Political Director of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office since 2023. He previously served as British High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2019 to 2023. Career After completing his PhD at the University of York and making historical television documentaries, Turner joined the Cabinet Office in 1997. He held positions in Private Office, the Economic and Domestic Secretariat and the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit. Turner joined the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2005 whilst First Secretary at the British Embassy Washington, DC. On his return to London he served as Private Secretary to Prime Minister Gordon Brown in 2007; as Director Middle East and North Africa, 2009–2012 during the Arab Spring. Turner served as High Commissioner to Kenya from 2012 to 2015. During his time in Kenya he led the UK response to the Westgate Mall terrorist attack and the UK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Tibber
Peter Tibber (born 7 September 1956) is a British diplomat, who served as the British Ambassador to Sudan from 2011 to 2015 and the British Ambassador to Colombia from 2015 to 2019. Early life Peter Harris Tibber was born on 7 September 1956. He is the son of Anthony Harris Tibber, a Circuit Judge. Tibber was educated at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School, a private school in Elstree, Hertfordshire. Tibber attended University College, Oxford and graduated with a degree in history in 1976. Career Ambassador to Sudan Tibber served as the British Ambassador to Sudan from 2011 to 2015. Ambassador to Colombia Tibber served as the British Ambassador to Colombia from 2015 to 2019. In the 2020 Birthday Honours, Tibber was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Macaire (diplomat)
Robert Nigel Paul Macaire Order of St Michael and St George, CMG (born 19 February 1966) is a British diplomat who served as List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Iran, UK's Ambassador to Iran from 2018 to 2021. Macaire has held a number of senior posts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), and prior to his Iran posting he was the Director of Political Risk in BG Group plc. Career Rob Macaire joined the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence in 1987, and worked on a number of issues including procurement policy and supporting Special Forces, before transferring to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1990. His first diplomatic posting was in Bucharest, Romania from 1991 to 1995. He returned to the UK to work on the Middle East, following which he was posted to Washington, as First Secretary Middle East and Counter Terrorism, from 1998 to 2002. This included dealing with the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In 2002 Macaire r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Wood
Adam Kenneth Compton Wood (born 13 March 1955) is a retired British diplomat, and was the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 2011 to 2016. Life and career Wood was educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe and graduated from Oriel College, Oxford in 1977. Wood's later career consisted of major diplomatic roles in Africa, as the British High Commissioner to Uganda from 2002 to 2005, then High Commissioner to Kenya from 2005 to 2008. Prior to his retirement from the diplomatic service in 2010, he was Africa Director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, managing Britain's embassies in Africa. He was announced as Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man The Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man ( gv, Fo-chiannoort Vannin or ''Lhiass-chiannoort Vannin'') is the Lord of Mann's official personal representative in the Isle of Man. He has the power to grant royal assent and is styled "His Excellen ... in November 2010, and was sworn in on 7 April 2011. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Clay
Sir Edward Clay Order of St Michael and St George, KCMG (born 21 July 1945) is a retired United Kingdom, British diplomat, formerly a High Commissioner and ambassador. During his time as British High Commissioner in Kenya, Sir Edward earned a reputation for his willingness to speak out against Corruption in Kenya, corruption at high levels of the Kenyan government. In a speech made in July 2004 to the British Business Association of Kenya, he famously remarked that the "gluttony" of senior figures in the government of President Mwai Kibaki was causing them to "vomit all over our shoes". His outspoken views earned him widespread popularity among Kenyan citizens but he became persona non grata with the Kenyan government. More surprisingly, his own (British) government also came to see him as problematic, undermining the distribution of British aid funding to Kenya.''It's Our Turn to Eat: The story of a Kenyan Whistleblower'', Michela Wrong, 2009 He won a scholarship to study at Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey James (diplomat)
Jeffrey James is an Australian television news, business and current affairs news presenter, anchor. During 2007 and 2008 he presented for international business news network CNBC Asia where he hosted Squawk Australia from the channel's new studio centre in Sydney. The programme was broadcast worldwide each weekday morning. He joined German international network, Deutsche Welle (DW-TV) in 1999 where he presented business news until his departure in 2005. http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,324057,00.html James has worked with networks in Asia, Europe and Australia. At CNBC he interviewed Australian political figures including Prime Ministers John Howard and Kevin Rudd, the Minister of Communications Helen Coonan and the Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard. In 1993 James produced and directed ''The Embraced'' for SBS-TV Australia. In 1991 he created and jointly produced Pirates & The Policing of the High Seas, a docu-drama for Australia’s Beyond Television. The programme w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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