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List Of Ambassadors Of The United Kingdom To Bahrain
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bahrain is the United Kingdom's foremost Diplomat, diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Bahrain and is head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Manama. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain''. List of heads of mission Ambassador to Bahrain *1971–1972: Alexander Stirling *1972–1975: Robert Tesh *1975–1979: Edward Given *1979–1981: Harold Berners Walker, Harold Walker *1981: David Crawford (diplomat), David Crawford *1981–1984: Roger Tomkys *1984–1988: Francis Trew *1988–1992: John Alan Shepherd, John Shepherd *1992–1996: Hugh Tunnell *1996–1999: Ian Lewty *1999–2003: Peter Ford (diplomat), Peter Ford *2003–2006: Robin Lamb *2006–2011: Jamie Bowden (diplomat), Jamie Bowden *2011–2015: Iain Lindsay *2015–2019:Simon Martin (diplomat), Simon Martin [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Alan Shepherd
Sir John Alan Shepherd, (born 1943) is a retired British diplomat. Born in 1943, Shepherd studied at Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Stanford University."Shepherd, Sir John (Alan)" '''' (online ed., , December 2018). Retrieved 5 July 2019. After four years in the merchant navy, he entered |
Lists Of Ambassadors Of The United Kingdom
The list below includes lists of ambassadors and high commissioners of the United Kingdom (who fulfil the function of ambassadors in fellow countries of the Commonwealth of Nations). This article includes, in separate sections, ambassadors of the former Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1801) and Kingdom of England (10th century–1707). Ambassadors and High Commissioners of the United Kingdom *Afghanistan *Albania *Algeria *Angola *Argentina *Armenia * Australia *Austria *Azerbaijan *Bahamas *Bahrain *Bangladesh *Barbados * Belarus * Belgium *Belize *Bolivia *Bosnia-Herzegovina *Botswana * Brazil * Brunei *Bulgaria *Burma *Cambodia * Cameroon * Canada *Chile * China * Colombia *DR Congo * Costa Rica *Côte d'Ivoire * Croatia * Cuba * Cyprus * Czech Republic *Denmark *Dominican Republic *East Timor *Ecuador *Egypt *El Salvador *Eritrea *Estonia *Ethiopia *Fiji *Finland * France *The Gambia *Georgia * Germany *Ghana *Greece *Guatemala *Guinea *Guyana *Haiti *Holy See *Honduras *H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick Drummond
Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic ( Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old High German forms are ''Hrodric, Chrodericus, Hroderich, Roderich, Ruodrich'' (etc.); in Gothic language ''Hrōþireiks''; in Old English language it appears as ''Hrēðrīc'' or ''Hroðrīc'', and in Old Norse as ''Hrǿríkʀ'' ( Old East Norse ''Hrø̄rīkʀ'', ''Rø̄rīkʀ'', Old West Norse as ''Hrœrekr, Rœrekr''). In the 12th-century '' Primary chronicle'', the name is reflected as , i.e. ''Rurik''. In Spanish and Portuguese, it was rendered as '' Rodrigo'', or in its short form, ''Ruy, Rui, or Ruiz'', and in Galician, the name is ''Roi''. In Arabic, the form ''Ludhriq'' (لذريق), used to refer Roderic (Ulfilan Gothic ''*Hroþareiks''), the last king of the Visigoths. Saint Roderick (d. 857) is one of the Martyrs of Cór ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Martin (diplomat) , (born 1992), French field hockey player
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Simon Martin may refer to: * Simon Martin (artist) (born 1965), British artist * Simon Martin (Mayanist), British historian, epigrapher and Mayanist scholar * Simon Martin (bowls) (born 1976), Northern Irish lawn bowler * Simon Martin-Brisac Simon Humphrey Gaspard Martin-Brisac (born 20 November 1992) is a field hockey player from France. Career Under–21 Simon Martin-Brisac debuted for the France U–21 team in 2012 at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in 's-Hertogenbosch. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Lindsay
Iain Ferrier Lindsay OBE (born 9 March 1959) is a former British diplomat who served as Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Hungary and Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bahrain. Lindsay now serves as advisor to the Economic Development Board of Bahrain (EDB). Career Lindsay joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980, spending much of his early career in the Asia-Pacific region. Lindsay served as the British Ambassador to Bahrain between 2011 and 2015. He was then British Ambassador to Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ... from 2016 to 2020. Lindsay left Hungary in September 2020, and retired from the diplomatic service. Honours and awards References Living people 1959 births People from Falkirk 20th-century British diplomats 21st- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Bowden (diplomat)
James Nicholas Geoffrey Bowden (born 27 May 1960) is a British diplomat who was ambassador to Chile from 2018 to 2020. Career Bowden was educated at Eton, then served in the Royal Green Jackets 1980–86. He then joined the diplomatic service and served at Aden, Khartoum, Washington, Riyadh and at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He was deputy head of mission in Kabul in 2002, Kuwait 2003–04, Baghdad 2004–05, and Kuwait again 2005–06. He was ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain 2006–11 and to the Sultanate of Oman 2011–14. He was seconded as deputy private secretary to the Prince of Wales 2014–17. He took up his post as ambassador to the Republic of Chile in June 2018. Honours Bowden was appointed OBE in 2002 "in recognition of services in support of operations in Afghanistan", CMG in the 2012 New Year Honours, and MVO in the 2017 New Year Honours The 2017 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Lamb
Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') **Bush-robin ** Forest robin ** Magpie-robin ** Scrub-robin **Robin-chat, two bird genera **Bagobo robin **White-starred robin **White-throated robin **Blue-fronted robin **Larvivora (6 species) ** Myiomela (3 species) * Some red-breasted New-World true thrushes (''Turdus'') of the family Turdidae, including: ** American robin (''T. migratorius'') (so named by 1703) ** Rufous-backed thrush (''T. rufopalliatus'') ** Rufous-collared thrush (''T. rufitorques'') ** Formerly other American thrushes, such as the clay-colored thrush (''T. grayi'') * Pekin robin or Japanese (hill) robin, archaic names for the red-billed leiothrix (''Leiothrix lutea''), red-breasted songbirds * Sea robin, a fish with small "legs" (actually spines) Arts, entertainment, and media Fiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Ford (diplomat)
Peter William Ford (born 27 June 1947) is an English diplomat who served as the British ambassador to Bahrain from 1999 to 2003 and Syria from 2003 to 2006. Education and career Ford was educated at Weston Point Community Primary School, Helsby Grammar School in Cheshire and The Queen's College, Oxford. Having finished his Arabic studies he worked in Beirut, Riyadh, Paris and Cairo before being appointed British ambassador to Bahrain as well as Syria from 2003 to 2006. Retiring from the Diplomatic Service in 2006, he became Representative of the Commissioner-General of UNRWA in the Arab world. In February 2017, Ford became a Director of the British Syrian Society, alongside President Assad's father-in-law Dr Fawaz Akhras. Positions In 2003, as ambassador to Bahrain, Ford says he sent critical memoranda to London before the Iraq War. Later, he regretted not having been more outspoken. During his time in Damascus (2003-2006), he says he distanced himself more and more from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Lewty
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian was the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and "Eoin" (from Irish). Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan, its Cornish equivalent is Yowan and Breton equivalent is Yann. Notable people named Ian As a first name (alphabetical by family name) *Ian Agol (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Tunnell
Hugh may refer to: *Hugh (given name) Noblemen and clergy French * Hugh the Great (died 956), Duke of the Franks * Hugh Magnus of France (1007–1025), co-King of France under his father, Robert II * Hugh, Duke of Alsace (died 895), modern-day France * Hugh of Austrasia (7th century), Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia * Hugh I, Count of Angoulême (1183–1249) * Hugh II, Count of Angoulême (1221–1250) * Hugh III, Count of Angoulême (13th century) * Hugh IV, Count of Angoulême (1259–1303) * Hugh, Bishop of Avranches (11th century), France * Hugh I, Count of Blois (died 1248) * Hugh II, Count of Blois (died 1307) * Hugh of Brienne (1240–1296), Count of the medieval French County of Brienne * Hugh, Duke of Burgundy (d. 952) * Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy (1057–1093) * Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy (1084–1143) * Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (1142–1192) * Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy (1213–1272) * Hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (1294–1315) * Hugh Capet (939–996), King of Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Trew
Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places *Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada **Francis (electoral district) *Francis, Nebraska *Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska *Francis, Oklahoma * Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name *Francisco (other) *Franciscu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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