Christopher George Edgar (born 21 April 1960) is a retired British and European diplomat who served as the British High Commissioner to the

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Early life and education

Edgar is the son of Dr William Macreadie Edgar and Dr Freda Elizabeth Edgar. He studied Philosophy at

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge or Oxford. ...

and then completed a MA in Environment, Policy and Society at the

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Career

Edgar joined the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1981 and was posted to the British Embassy in Moscow. He has served as British Ambassador to Cambodia, Ambassador to Macedonia, Consul General in St Petersburg; and interim Ambassador to the Holy See. He played a key role in Protocol Directorate in the FCO in relation to arrangements for the

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. Edgar was appointed as the

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in August 2012. In April 2015 the FCO announced that he would be replaced in autumn 2015 and would transfer to another

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appointment. He was appointed to be the

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's ambassador to Cambodia, and took up the post on 1 December 2015.H.E. George Edgar presents his Letters of Credence to Samdech Vibol Sena Pheakdey SAY Chhum, Acting Head of State, as Ambassador of the European Union to Cambodia (01/12/2015)
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edgar, George 1960 births Living people Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Alumni of the Open University Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Cambodia Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to North Macedonia Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Uzbekistan Ambassadors of the European Union to Cambodia High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Fiji British officials of the European Union