David Morley (born 23 October 1954) is a British retired career

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

. He served as High Commissioner to the

Republic of The Gambia The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...

from May 2011 until October 2013 when The Gambia left the

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. He continued as

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to The Gambia until April 2014 when he retired from the Diplomatic Service.Colin Crorkin MBE
gov.uk He is a former Administrator of

Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately from Cape Town in South Africa, from Saint Helena ...

. He took up the office on 13 September 2007 having arrived, with his wife Jacki, the previous day. He was the 20th person to serve in the office of administrator. He was replaced on 15 September 2010 by

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. Prior to his appointment he worked at

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in Belgium.

References

MORLEY, David John
Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 1954 births Living people Administrators of Tristan da Cunha Ambassadors and High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to the Gambia {{UK-diplomat-stub