Sir Colin Richard Budd, (born 31 August 1945) is a British civil servant and diplomat. He served as

Chef de Cabinet In several French-speaking countries and international organisations, a (French; literally 'head of office') is a senior civil servant or official who acts as an aide or private secretary to a high-ranking government figure, typically a minist ...

to the Vice President of the European Commission from 1993 to 1996; as Deputy Secretary of the Cabinet Office, Head of the

Overseas and Defence Secretariat The Defence and Overseas Secretariat is a secretariat in the United Kingdom Cabinet Office. Heads of the Secretariat * 1994–1996: Paul Lever * 1996–1997: Colin Budd See also * Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat * European Secretar ...

, and Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee from 1996 to 1997; and as the

United Kingdom's Ambassador to the Netherlands The British Ambassador to the Netherlands is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Netherlands, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in the Netherlands. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to t ...

from 2001 to 2005.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Budd, Colin Richard 1945 births Living people Members of HM Diplomatic Service Civil servants in the Foreign Office Civil servants in the Cabinet Office Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George European civil servants Place of birth missing (living people) British officials of the European Union