Career history
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DATE OF BIRTH:
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20 July 1956 |
| NATIONALITY: | British |
| STATUS: | Married 1989 (Miriam Pearson, 1 daughter (1996), 1 son (2000). |
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EMPLOYMENT:
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| 2008 - |
High Commissioner to Ghana and Ambassador (non-resident) to Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo.
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2002 – 2007
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Chief Information Officer, FCO |
| 1999-2002 | Minister-Counsellor, Trade and Transport, British Embassy, Washington |
| 1999 | Counsellor, Resource Planning Dept, FCO |
| 1996-1998 | Head of Economic Relations Dept, FCO |
| 1993-1996 | Deputy High Commissioner, Dar es Salaam |
| 1992-1993 | European Correspondent and Head of CFSP Unit, FCO |
| 1990-1991 | Europe Communities Dept (Internal), FCO |
| 1985-1989 | First Secretary, UK Permanent Representation to the European Communities, Brussels |
| 1984-1985 | Secondment to European Commission, Brussels (DG VIII) |
| 1982-1984 | Cultural Relations Dept, FCO |
| 1982 | HM Diplomatic Service |
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1974-82
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Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University BA (History) 1977 PhD (African Studies) 1982
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1979-80
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University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Research Associate)
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1968-73
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Epsom College, Epsom Surrey
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LANGUAGES:
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French, Swahili
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PUBLICATIONS:
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Managed Economies in World War II (1983) with G Teidemans. Articles on African and Commonwealth history in various journals.
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AWARDS:
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, (1998)
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Contact us:
British High Commission
Osu Link,
Off Gamel Abdul Nasser Avenue
P. O. Box 296
Accra, Ghana
Tel: (00)-(233)-(21) 7010650/221665
Fax: (00-233-21) 213274
Out of office hours:
(00)-(233)-(27) 7547120 (00)-(233)-(24) 4327197
