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Ric Todd
Damian Roderic Todd (born 29 August 1959) is a career British diplomat who has served as Ambassador to Slovakia, Ambassador to Poland, Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands and High Commissioner to Cyprus. Personal and career Todd attended Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby, then studied History at Worcester College, Oxford, and entered the Diplomatic Service in 1980. His diplomatic postings included: * 1981–1984 British diplomat in South Africa in Cape Town and Pretoria * 1985–1987 Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), European Department * 1987–1989 British Embassay in Prague, Czechoslovakia * 1989–1991 FCO, Economic Relations Department * 1991–1995 British Consulate in Bonn, Germany * 1995–1997 HM Treasury and head of 2 EU policy departments * 1997–1998 FCO, Deputy Head of Economic Relations Department * 1998–2001 HM Treasury and head of 2 EU policy departments * 1999–2001 British representative on the European Union Economic Policy Committee * 2001–2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of High Commissioners Of The United Kingdom To Cyprus
The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Cyprus is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Cyprus. Previously a territory of the Ottoman Empire, a British protectorate under Ottoman suzerainty was established over Cyprus by the Cyprus Convention of 4 June 1878. The United Kingdom declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 5 November 1914 and annexed Cyprus. Turkey recognised British possession of Cyprus by the Treaty of Lausanne on 24 July 1923 and the island became a Crown colony on 10 March 1925. Following the Zürich and London Agreement of 19 February 1959, Cyprus became independent on 16 August 1960. The Republic of Cyprus is a member of the British Commonwealth, so the British diplomatic representative is a High Commissioner. Heads of mission High Commissioners (1878–1925) *1878–1879: Sir Garnet Wolseley *1879–1886: Sir Robert Biddulph *1886–1892: Sir Henry Ernest Bulwer *1892–1898: Sir Walter Sendall *1898–1904: Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Macgregor
Dame Judith Anne Macgregor (née Brown; born 17 June 1952) is a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to South Africa from 2013 to 2017. She previously served as Ambassador to Slovakia from 2004 to 2007, and Ambassador to Mexico from 2009 to 2013. Career Macgregor was educated at St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. She joined the Diplomatic Service in 1976 and served at Belgrade, Prague and Paris, besides posts at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), before being appointed ambassador to Slovakia 2004–07. She was Migration Director at the FCO 2007–09, ambassador to Mexico 2009–13, and High Commissioner to South Africa from October 2013 to March 2017. Macgregor was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in 1992 on the occasion of a state visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Paris, where Macgregor was First Secretary. She was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of The United Kingdom To Slovakia
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Slovakia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Slovak Republic. Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia. From then until 1994 David Brighty, who had been British ambassador to Czechoslovakia, continued as both ambassador to the new Czech Republic and also non-resident ambassador to Slovakia. In 1994 David Brighty was replaced and Michael Bates, who had been chargé d'affaires in Bratislava, became the first resident Ambassador to Slovakia. List of heads of mission Ambassadors to Czechoslovakia Ambassadors to Slovakia *1993–1994: David Brighty *1994–1995: Michael Bates *1995–1998: Peter Harborne *1998–2001: David Lyscom *2001–2003: Ric Todd *2003–2007: Judith Macgregor *2007–2010: Michael Roberts *2011 Jan-Aug: Dominic Schroeder ''chargé d'affaires'' *2011–2013: Susannah Montgomery *2013– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lyscom
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
