Alastair David McPhail (born 2 March 1961) is a British diplomat who was the

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's first Ambassador to the

Republic of South Sudan A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

, appointed in July 2011 when the country gained independence. He had served as

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from 16 March 2011.Appointment of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, 9 July 2011 McPhail left South Sudan in March 2013 and was appointed to be British Consul-General in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

from January 2014. He was replaced in Jerusalem in 2017 and was appointed to be ambassador to the

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

from January 2019. He took up the post on 28 January 2019. McPhail was appointed

Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(OBE) in the

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. He was appointed

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(CMG) in the

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for services to British interests in South Sudan.

References

McPHAIL, Dr Alastair David
''Who's Who 2014'', A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
Dr Alastair McPhail CMG OBE
gov.uk

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1961 births Living people University of Otago alumni Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to South Sudan Consuls-General of the United Kingdom to Jerusalem Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ethiopia Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Officers of the Order of the British Empire Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to the African Union {{UK-diplomat-stub