Michael Gifford
Michael Gifford | |
|---|---|
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| British Ambassador to Kazakhstan | |
| Assumed office January 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Carolyn Browne |
| British Ambassador to North Korea | |
| In office 2012–2015 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Karen Wolstenholme |
| Succeeded by | Alastair Morgan |
| British Ambassador to Yemen | |
| In office 2004–2007 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Frances Guy |
| Succeeded by | Timothy Torlot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael John Gifford 2 April 1961 |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Patricia Owen |
| Children | Two |
| Education | Hastings Grammar School |
Michael John Gifford (born 2 April 1961) is a British diplomat who has been the United Kingdom's ambassador to Kazakhstan since January 2018.[1]
Career
Gifford joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1981. From 2004 until 2007 he served as the British Ambassador to Yemen. He was then the Deputy Head of Mission in Cairo. He became the Ambassador to North Korea in October 2012.[2] He left that appointment in December 2015 and was succeeded by Alastair Morgan.[3] After full-time Russian language training he was appointed to be ambassador to Kazakhstan from early 2018.[4]
Personal life
Gifford is married to his wife, Patricia, and the couple have one son and one daughter.[2]
References
- ^ "Gifford, Michael John". Who's Who 2018. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.42706.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "British Ambassador to Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Michael Gifford". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Kazakhstan". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 20 January 2017.
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