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British Ambassador To Jordan
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Jordan is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's (UK) foremost diplomatic representative in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Amman. List of heads of mission Residents in Amman to Transjordan * Apr 1921 – 21 Nov 1921: Albert Abramson * 21 Nov 1921 – Apr 1924: St John Philby * Aug 1924 – Mar 1939: Charles Henry Fortnom Cox * Mar 1939 – 17 Jun 1946: Alec Kirkbride Ambassadors to Jordan *1946–1952: Sir Alec Kirkbride *1952–1954: Geoffrey Furlonge *1954–1956: Sir Charles Duke *1956–1959: Sir Charles Johnston *1960–1962: John Henniker-Major *1962–1966: Sir Roderick Parkes *1966–1970: Sir Philip Adams *1970–1972: John Phillips *1972–1975: Glencairn Balfour Paul *1975–1979: John Campbell Moberly *1979–1984: Alan Urwick *1984–1988: Sir John Coles *1988–1991: Anthony Reeve *1991–1993: Patrick Eyers *1993–1997: Peter Hinchcliffe *1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Brind
Bridget Brind is a British civil servant and diplomat, currently serving as List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Jordan, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Jordan. Early life Career Brind joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1995. Brind worked in the Department for Exiting the European Union. Brind became the first female UK ambassador to Jordan in 2020. Personal life Brind is married. She has one child, a daughter. References External links Biography on GOV.UK * Living people Officers of the Order of the British Empire 21st-century British diplomats British women ambassadors Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Jordan Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-diplomat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Phillips (diplomat)
John Phillips or Philips may refer to: Academics * John Edward Philips (born 1952), American historian *John Phillips (educator) (1719–1795), American educator and founder of Phillips Exeter Academy * John Phillips (priest) (1879–1947), Welsh schoolmaster, Dean of Monmouth *John Phillips (lawyer), English law professor and head of King's College School of Law Arts and entertainment * John Phillip (poet) (fl. 1561), English poet and dramatist * John Phillips (fl. 1570–1591), English writer and poet *John Phillips (author) (1631–1706), English author and secretary to John Milton *John Philips (1676–1709), British poet *John Phillips (artist) (1808–after 1842), English illustrator and portraitist *John Sanborn Phillips (1861–1949), American writer and founder of ''McClure's Magazine'' *John Phillips (actor) (1914–1995), British actor *John Phillips (photographer) (1914–1996), Algerian-American photographer for ''Life'' magazine *John P. Marquand (a.k.a. John Phillips, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Oakden
Edward Anthony Oakden is a British diplomat, the Ambassador to Jordan from 2015 to 2020. He was educated at Repton School and Trinity College, Cambridge. Career *In 1981 he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. *From 1984 to 1985 he was Third Secretary (later Second Secretary) in Baghdad. *From 1985 to 1988 he was Second Secretary British Embassy in Khartoum. *From 1988 to 1992 he was Private Secretary to the Ambassador in Washington, D.C. *From 1992 to 1995 he was Deputy Head of the EU, External & Eastern Adriatic Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. *From 1995 to 1997 he was Private Secretary to John Major for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Northern Ireland. *From 1997 to 1998 he was Deputy Head EU Department (Internal) in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. *From 1998 to 2002 he was Deputy Head of Mission in Madrid *From 2002 to 2004 he was Director for International Security in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. *In 2002 he was head of Security Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Millett (diplomat)
Peter Joseph Millett (born 23 January 1955) is a British diplomat who was ambassador to Libya 2015–2018. Early life Peter Millett attended the independent school St. Joseph’s College in Ipswich. Career Peter Millett joined the Foreign Office in 1974 and had early postings in Quito and Caracas. In 1980 he studied Arabic and then worked in Doha. On return to London he bridged to the Fast Stream and worked in the Private Office of the Foreign Office Minister in the House of Lords. He then worked at the UK Representation to the European Union specialising in energy and nuclear issues. Back in London, he worked on personnel policy followed by 4 years as Deputy Head of Mission in Athens. On return to London, he worked as Director for Security. Millett then spent 12 years as a head of mission, as High Commissioner in Cyprus (2005-10), Ambassador in Jordan (2011-15) and Ambassador in Libya (2015-18). He was appointed CMG in 2013. After retiring in 2018 Millett has worked as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wilfrid Watt
James Wilfrid Watt CVO (born 5 November 1951) is a British former diplomat who was ambassador to Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt. Career James Wilfrid Watt was educated at Ampleforth College and The Queen's College, Oxford. He worked for Kleinwort Benson 1974–75 and was a freelance broadcaster and interpreter in Madrid 1975–77, then joined the Diplomatic Service. He studied at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies, then served at Abu Dhabi, the United Nations in New York and at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). He was Consul-General and deputy Head of Mission at Amman 1992–96 and deputy High Commissioner at Islamabad 1996–98, then took a sabbatical year at the School of Oriental and African Studies 1999–2000. He was Director of Consular Affairs at the FCO 2000–03, Ambassador to Lebanon 2003–06 and Ambassador to Jordan 2006–11 before being appointed Ambassador to Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Prentice
Christopher Norman Russell Prentice (born 5 September 1954) is a retired British diplomat. His last diplomatic post was Ambassador to Italy. He is currently Chairman of the Governors of the British Institute of Florence. Prentice had been a British diplomat since 1977. From 2002 to 2006 he served as British Ambassador to Jordan, and from 2007 to 2009 as Ambassador to Iraq. Personal life Born in Borough, London, The Borough, London, Prentice is a former cricketer who played a single first-class cricket match for Oxford University Cricket Club, Oxford University, scoring 4 and 19 in a game against Worcestershire County Cricket Club, Worcestershire. Prentice speaks fluent Arabic language, Arabic and Magyar language, Hungarian. He is married to Marie-Josephine (Nina) with whom he has two sons and two daughters. One daughter, Helen, a doctor, married Dominic Asquith, his predecessor's nephew, Mark Julian Asquith, Mark, Viscount Asquith in May 2008 in Ashbury, Oxfordshire. Prentic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Chaplin (diplomat)
Edward Graham Mellish Chaplin (born 21 February 1951) is a British diplomat, notable for serving as British ambassador in occupied Iraq from April 2004. Until January 2011 he served as British ambassador to Italy. He was the former Prime Minister's Appointments Secretary. Education and personal life Chaplin was educated at Wellington College, an independent school near the village of Crowthorne in Berkshire, followed by Queens' College, Cambridge, from which he graduated with a BA 1st Class Hons. Degree in Oriental Studies, in 1973. Married Nicola Helen Fisher. One son, 2 daughters. Life and career Chaplin headed the Middle East and North Africa department at the Foreign Office in the 80s, notably being briefly detained and assaulted by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in 1987. Chaplin represented UK at the Nasiriyah conference, where he declared, in April 2003: In April 2004, after the Invasion of Iraq, Chaplin was appointed ambassador to the Iraqi Governing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Battiscombe
Christopher Charles Richard Battiscombe (born 27 April 1940) is a retired British diplomat. After he retired from the foreign service he became director general of the society of London Art Dealers. He was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and New College, Oxford. Career *On he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as 3rd Secretary. *In 1965 he was Third Secretary in Kuwait City (Kuwait). *In 1969 he was Assistant Private Secretary to Frederick Lee, Baron Lee of Newton, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. *In 1971 he was employed at the British delegation to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris. *In 1974 he was First Secretary in the British mission in New York City. *In 1978 he was employed at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. *From 1981 to 1984 he was Commercial Counselor in Cairo (Egypt). *From 1984 to 1986 he was Commercial Counselor in Paris (France). *From 1987 to 1990 he was Head of Permanent Under-Secretarys Dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hinchcliffe
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Eyers
Patrick Howard Caines Eyers (born September 4, 1933, in Bristol) is a former British diplomat who, among other things, was the last ambassador to the German Democratic Republic in 1990. Professional activity Eyers entered the diplomatic service in 1959. Between 1977 and 1981, he worked in Bonn as Counselor at the British embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between .... He spent his last eight years working as a British ambassador. First, from 1985 to 1987, he succeeded Nicholas Bayne in Zaire (also accredited in the Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi) until he was replaced by Robert Cormack. In 1987, Eyers took over from Alan Munro as ambassador to Algeria, after which he was succeeded by Christopher Battiscombe. After that, Eyers b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Reeve
Sir Anthony Reeve, (20 October 1938 – 6 November 2014) was a British diplomat and ambassador. Life and career Anthony Reeve was born on 20 October 1938 in Yorkshire, the son of Dorothy () and Sidney Reeve, a lay Methodist preacher. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield and Marling School, Stroud. He matriculated at Merton College, Oxford in 1958 where he read English. After short stints at the Huddersfield glazing firm Heywood-Helliwell Ltd and Blackminster County Secondary School, Evesham, he entered Lever Brothers as a management trainee in 1962. In 1964 Reeve married Pamela Angus; they had three children, and divorced in 1988; she died in 2007. In 1965, Reeve joined the Foreign Office; he and his wife spent time studying Arabic at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies in Lebanon in the late 1960s. After postings to Abu Dhabi, where he was an assistant political agent, and to Cairo, in 1975 he became a political and military counsellor at the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Coles (diplomat)
Sir Arthur John Coles (born 13 November 1937) is a retired British diplomat. He served as the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Head of HM Diplomatic Service) from 1994 to 1997. Coles joined the FCO in 1960. After learning Arabic he was posted as Third Secretary in Sudan from 1962 until 1964. He served as the Assistant Political Agent, Trucial States (Dubai) from 1968–1971 as the UAE was being established. He returned to London until being sent as Head of Chancery to the British Embassy in Egypt from 1975–77. He served as Ambassador to Jordan, High Commissioner to Australia before he returned to London as Deputy Under-Secretary of State from 1991–94. In 1994 he was appointed Permanent Under-Secretary of State. Offices held References External linksInterview with Sir Arthur John Colestranscript British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge, 2000 {{DEFAULTSORT:Coles, John Living people 1937 births People ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
