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Steven Fisher (diplomat)
Steven Fisher (born 1965) is a British diplomat who was British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Haiti 2009–2015. Before that post he served as the Deputy Ambassador in Venezuela and Hungary. Early life and education Steven Fisher was born in Tiddington, Warwickshire, just outside Stratford. Steven attended Wadham College, Oxford, where he studied Modern History and French. After he graduated from Oxford University, he worked for Andersen Consulting for five years. Foreign and Commonwealth Office Steven joined the Foreign Office (FCO) in London in 1993 and worked in the European Union Department on a range of economic and trade related issues. His first overseas post came in 1995, when he was posted to Singapore. After working there for three years, he returned to London in August 1998. After four years of working in London, in 2002, Steven was posted to Venezuela as the Deputy Ambassador. In January 2006 he moved to Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime, and was head of state of 15 realms at the time of her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the longest verified reign of any female monarch in history. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, making the ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth the heir presumptive. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
