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Head Of The Secret Intelligence Service
The chief of the Secret Intelligence Service serves as the head of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, also commonly known as MI6), which is part of the United Kingdom intelligence community. The chief is appointed by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, foreign secretary, to whom they report directly. Annual reports are also made to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime minister. The chief of the Secret Intelligence Service typically signs letters with a "C" in green ink. This originates from the initial used by Captain (Royal Navy), Captain Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming, when he signed a letter "C" in green ink. Since then the chief has been known as "C". History From 1782 until 1909, British intelligence at the government level was handled directly by the Foreign Office, with the Army and Navy also maintaining their own intelligence branches. By 1909, growing tensions with Germany led the Committee of Imperial Defence to recommend the creatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Moore (diplomat)
Richard Peter Moore (born 9 May 1963) is a British civil servant, currently chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and formerly Director General for Political Affairs, at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and previously the British ambassador to Turkey. In 2020, Moore became the first member of the British intelligence agencies to use social media publicly. Education Moore attended St George's College, Weybridge, an independent school in Surrey. Afterwards, he studied philosophy, politics and economics at Worcester College, Oxford where he gained a Bachelor of Arts. He then won a Kennedy Scholarship to study at the Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University. In 2007, he attended the Stanford Executive Program. Career Moore's notable career has been in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and in His Majesty's Diplomatic Service. He has had postings in Vietnam in 1988, Turkey in 1990 and from 1991 to 1992, Pakistan from 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |