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Colin Crorkin
Colin Wynn Crorkin, (born 31 January 1957) was the UK's Ambassador to the Gambia from 2014 to 2017. Early life Crorkin was born in Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ... and attended the Rowlinson School in Sheffield. Career He joined the Foreign Office in 1975. He became ambassador to the Gambia in June 2014, having been appointed in early January 2014. Gambia had only recently withdrawn from the Commonwealth. In 2018 Sharon Wardle became the new ambassador. Personal life He married Joanne Finnamore in 1991. They have one son and two daughters, References External links Biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Crorkin, Colin 1957 births Ambassadors and high commissioners of the United Kingdom to the Gambia Members of the Order of the British Empire Diplom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Diplomats Of The United Kingdom To The Gambia
The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to The Gambia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of The Gambia. Until 2013 The Gambia was a member of the Commonwealth and the United Kingdom's representative was a High Commissioner. On 2 October 2013 the Gambian government announced that the country was to withdraw from the Commonwealth. On 20 November 2013 the British High Commission formally became the British Embassy and the British High Commissioner became the British Ambassador. Fulfilling an election pledge of President Adama Barrow, The Gambia rejoined the Commonwealth on 8 February 2018 and the British Ambassador became the British High Commissioner again. List of heads of mission High Commissioners *1965–1967: George Crombie *1968–1971: Granville Ramage *1972–1975: James Roland Walter Parker *1975–1979: Martin Rogers *1979–1981: Eric Smith *1981–1984: David Francis Battye Le Breton *1984–1987: John Garner *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of in , making it the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, second-most populous city in Scotland and the List of cities in the United Kingdom, seventh-most populous in the United Kingdom. The Functional urban area, wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament, the Courts of Scotland, highest courts in Scotland, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarch in Scotland. It is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The city has long been a cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Wardle
Sharon Wardle (born 1964/5) is a British diplomat. She became the Ambassador to the Gambia in 2017. After the negotiations were complete to allow the Gambia to rejoin the Commonwealth, she became the High Commissioner to The Gambia from 2018 to 2020. From 2021 until 2025, she served as the Ambassador to Algeria. Career Wardle became a diplomat when she joined the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 1985. She was the Ambassador to The Gambia from 2017, taking over from Colin Crorkin. She became ambassador at a time when the Gambia had left the Commonwealth. At her first meeting with the President she assured him that the UK was keen for the Gambia's application to rejoin to proceed. In January 2020, she was acting on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, giving the Order of the British Empire as a result the 2019 Special Honours. She awarded an OBE to Fatou Baldeh in recognition of her valuable efforts regarding advocating to ethnic communities in Scotland and a KBE to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Morley (administrator)
David Morley (born 23 October 1954) is a British retired career diplomat. He served as High Commissioner to the Republic of The Gambia from May 2011 until October 2013 when The Gambia left the Commonwealth. He continued as Ambassador to The Gambia until April 2014 when he retired from the Diplomatic Service. gov.uk He is a former of . He took up the office on 13 September 2007 having arrived, with his wife Jacki, the previous day. He was the 20th person to serve in the office of administrator. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Ambassador To The Gambia
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1957 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having handled the ball, in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of ''Macbeth'', is released in Japan. * January 20 ** Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula (captured from Egypt on October 29, 1956). * January 26 – The Ibirapuera Planetarium (the first in the Southern Hemisphere) is inaugurated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
