Andrew Dalgleish (born 17 December 1975) is a British diplomat who has been the acting High Commissioner to Pakistan since January 2023. Between 2016 and 2022, he was the British ambassador to Croatia.

Early life

Dalgleish studied European Law at the

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, graduating with first class honours. He also spent a year at

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, studying French law.

Career

Dalgleish joined the

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in 1998. He went on to join the

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and the United Kingdom Representation to the European Union, where he worked until 2008. He served as the deputy head of mission at the British Embassy Seoul from 2011 to 2015. He became the Ambassador to Croatia in July 2016. While ambassador in Croatia, Dalgleish had to deal with the

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and was interviewed about its impact on his diplomatic life. He noted that he was glad he had moved his children from the United Kingdom to join him. In 2019, Dalgleish reassured Croatian citizens living in the United Kingdom that the British Government had taken measures to protect EU citizens in the event of a

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. In 2022, Dalgleish was appointed as deputy British High Commissioner to

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."Dalgleish, Andrew Stuart (born 17 Dec. 1975), HM Diplomatic Service; Deputy High Commissioner, Islamabad, Pakistan, since 2022"
''Who's Who 2023'' online, accessed 7 March 2023 As of January 2023, he was serving as acting High Commissioner and stated that the international community needed a clear plan from Pakistan on the spending of international aid. "What won’t happen is $9 billion will be dumped into Pakistan’s bank account and they will then figure out what to do."British envoy predicts resumption of high level visits between Pak, UK
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'', 22 January 2023, accessed 7 March 2023

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* 1975 births Living people 21st-century British diplomats Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Croatia {{UK-diplomat-stub