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. The youngest son of former

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. In 1989, he married Anna Thérèse Macey, with whom he has two daughters.

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British Embassy, Helsinki (during tenure of Matthew Kirk)
1960 births Living people Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Finland {{UK-diplomat-stub