Sir Andrew Marley Wood

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(born 2 January 1940) is a former British diplomat. Born in

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, Wood was educated at Ardingly College and

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. In 1964, he was posted to

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by the British Diplomatic Service. Following a range of diplomatic posts he served as

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Ambassador to

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from 1985 to 1989. From 1995 to 2000 Wood served as British Ambassador to Russia and Moldova before retiring from diplomatic service. In addition to diplomatic service, Wood has served on the boards or executive councils of several institutions, including the PBN Company, the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce, the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust, for which he was director, and the Britain Russia Centre, which he chaired. He has been Senior Advisor to or on the advisory boards of the PBN Company,

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, Renaissance Capital, and the British Consultants' Bureau. He also advised then British Prime Minister

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on Russian investment issues. He was made

in 2000, having been made in 1995 and CMG in 1986. In January 2017, Wood was revealed by ''

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'' to be the British diplomat who had played a key role in unsubstantiated claims that

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was involved in a sex scandal being used as "

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" by

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to control Trump. When questioned by the newspaper, Wood admitted his role but said "My view is that these are serious matters and that they should be investigated. I don't think I have done anything wrong at all in what I have done."

Honours

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honour ...

(GCMG) - 2000

References

1940 births Living people People educated at Ardingly College Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Yugoslavia {{UK-diplomat-stub