Mark Canning (born 15 December 1954) is a British former diplomat and was British Ambassador to Indonesia between August 2011 and 2014, before being succeeded by

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. He served concurrently as British Ambassador to the

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(ASEAN) and to

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. He is a career member of the UK Foreign Service and has occupied a series of challenging and sensitive senior diplomatic appointments. Prior to his current position he served as Britain's Ambassador to Zimbabwe (2009–2011) and to

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(2006–2009). Prior to his three ambassadorial assignments, he served as a Deputy High Commissioner at the British High Commission in

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, Malaysia. Canning was educated at

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and

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

. He holds also a Masters in Business Administration. He joined the

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(FCO) in 1974 and has served in a wide variety of diplomatic roles, both at home and overseas. His appointments at the Foreign Office in London included significant exposure to counter-terrorism, security and other foreign policy issues. His overseas postings have had a strong focus on the emerging markets of the Asia Pacific and support to UK business, but he has also served in Africa, the US and Latin America. He is an experienced media operator, who has made frequent appearances in the broadcast and print media. As a noted expert on the politics and economics of the nations of South East Asia, Canning has also lectured at a range of academic and other institutions including the Royal College of Defence Studies. Canning was appointed

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(CMG) in

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list.The London Gazette, 31 December 2008
/ref> He is married with one daughter. Since leaving the

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in 2014 he has acted as an advisor to a range of companies active in

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and elsewhere.

References

External links

CANNING, Mark
''Who's Who 2014'', A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
Mark Canning
gov.uk
Mark Canning the Ambassador to MyanmarMark Canning

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1954 births Living people People educated at Downside School Alumni of University College London Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Myanmar Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Zimbabwe Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Indonesia Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George {{UK-diplomat-stub