Bruce James Bucknell is a British diplomat who was formerly Deputy High Commissioner in

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. He previously served as Ambassador to Belarus.

Career

Bucknell's first overseas posting upon joining the

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was to

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(1988–1991). He later served in

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(1995–1999), and was First Secretary at the Embassy in Madrid (2003–2007). He was Deputy Head of the Sudan Unit at the

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(2007–2009) and subsequently Deputy Head of Security in Estates at the Security Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office until 2011.

Belarus

Appointed Ambassador to Belarus in 2012, he left this post in 2016. In an interview given to the website ''Euro Belarus'', Bucknell said he was optimistic about gradual reengagement of Belarus by the nations of the

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and described Belarus' accession to the

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the previous year a great success. He then became Deputy High Commissioner in

Personal

Bucknell studied Modern History at

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. He is married and has two sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bucknell, Bruce Living people Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Belarus Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham Year of birth missing (living people)