Sir Andrew John Pocock (born 23 August 1955) is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to

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and

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2012–15.

Early life and education

Born in Trinidad and Tobago to John and Vida Pocock, Andrew Pocock was educated at St Mary's College, Trinidad,

Queen Mary, University of London , mottoeng = With united powers , established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College , type = Public researc ...

(BA, MA) and

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(PhD).

Career

Pocock joined the Foreign Office in 1981., Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 24 October 2012 He has been stationed in Lagos (1983-1986), Washington DC, United States (1988-1992), Canberra (1997-2001), Dar es Salaam (2003-2006), Harare,

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(2006-2009), Canada (2011-2012) and Nigeria (2012–15). In July 2015 the Foreign Office announced that Pocock was to retire from the Diplomatic Service.

Personal life

Pocock is married to Julie Pocock.

Honours

In 2016, he was awarded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation by the

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"for his service to peace and stability in Nigeria".

References

POCOCK, Dr Andrew John
''Who's Who 2013'', A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
Dr Andrew Pocock
gov.uk 1955 births Living people Alumni of Queen Mary University of London Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Tanzania Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Zimbabwe High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Canada High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Nigeria Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George {{UK-diplomat-stub