Leigh Turner
(Robert) Leigh Turner is a British civil servant who has been British ambassador to Ukraine, resident in Kiev, since 14 June 2008[1][2]. As ambassador, he writes a regular blog in English[3] and Ukrainian[4] and publishes interviews and articles on UK/Ukraine relations[5][6].
Leigh Turner's previous job was as Director of Overseas Territories at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He was also Commissioner for both the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory, equivalent to non-resident governor for both territories.
Born in 1958, he graduated from Cambridge University in 1979 joining the Civil Service as an administrative trainee the same year. After working in the Departments of Transport and Environment, and the Treasury, he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1983 and has since had postings in Austria, Russia and Germany.[7]
Leigh Turner is listed for the first time in the 2008 edition of Who's Who (UK), under his full name of Robert Leigh Turner.[8] Whilst on unpaid leave, between 2002 and 2006, he wrote travel articles for the Financial Times, The Boston Globe and other newspapers[9][10][11] and some fiction[12]
[edit] References
- ^ UK in Ukraine
- ^ Day Ukraine
- ^ English blog FCO Global Conversations
- ^ Ukrainian blog FCO Global Conversations
- ^ Ambassador's interviews and articles
- ^ Guardian 15 January 2010 Ukraine's colourful elections
- ^ TURNER, (Robert) Leigh’, Who's Who 2008, A & C Black, 2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 7 May 2008
- ^ Daily Telegraph 5 December 2007 "Who's Who? Just don't mention the coup"
- ^ Boston Globe 02.09.07 History in the Tropics
- ^ Berliner Morgenpost 29.02.04 Diplomat und Hausmann
- ^ Die Welt 17.7.04 Im Dienst Ihrer Majestät
- ^ Leigh Turner writing site
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| Preceded by Tony Crombie |
Director, Overseas Territories, FCO Commissioner of the British Antarctic Territory Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory July 2006 – April 2008 |
Succeeded by Colin Roberts |
| Preceded by Tim Barrow |
British Ambassador Kyiv, Ukraine June 2008 – present |
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