Geoffrey Adams
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| Sir Geoffrey Doyne Adams KCMG OBE |
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| Adams in 2013
Adams in 2013
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| Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
| Assumed office 2013 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Paul Arkwright |
| Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iran | |
| In office 2006–2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Sir Simon Gass |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1957 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford |
Sir Geoffrey Doyne Adams KCMG OBE (born 11 June 1957)[1] is a member of the British Diplomatic Service. He recently served as Director-General, Political at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,[2] and has been appointed to be Ambassador to the Netherlands from Summer 2013.[3]
Adams was educated at Eton College, where he was a King's Scholar, and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied Islamic history and Middle Eastern politics. In 1979, he joined the British Diplomatic Service. Adams has been in diplomatic postings overseas in Saudi Arabia, France, South Africa and Egypt. He was the British Consul-General in Jerusalem from 2001 to 2003, responsible for Britain's relations with the Palestinian people, before joining Jack Straw's Private Office as his Principal Private Secretary. He served as Ambassador to Iran from April 2006 until March 2009.
Adams was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2003 New Year Honours list,[4] as a "Serving Officer" (Member) of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (MStJ) in 2006,[5] and a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours list.[6]
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56797. p. 3. 2002-12-31. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 58136. p. 14758. 2006-10-27. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58729. p. 2. 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
External links
- University of St. Andrew's - Institute for Iranian Studies - Honorary Lecturers
- The Guardian - Briton teaches US diplomats how to talk to Iran
Offices held
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| Preceded by | British Consul-General, Jerusalem 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by John Jenkins |
| Preceded by | Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Peter Hayes |
| Preceded by | Her Majesty's Ambassador, Tehran 2006–2009 |
Succeeded by Sir Simon Gass |
| Preceded by | Director-General, Political, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2009–2013 |
Succeeded by Mark Sedwill |
| Preceded by | Her Majesty's Ambassador, The Hague 2013–present |
Incumbent |
- Use dmy dates from March 2014
- Use British English from March 2014
- Pages with broken file links
- 1957 births
- Living people
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford
- Members of HM Diplomatic Service
- Consuls-General of the United Kingdom to Jerusalem
- Principal Private Secretaries to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Iran
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands
- Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Serving Brothers of the Order of St John
