David Morley (born 23 October 1954) is a British retired career

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. He served as High Commissioner to the Republic of The Gambia from May 2011 until October 2013 when The Gambia left the

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. He continued as

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to The Gambia until April 2014 when he retired from the Diplomatic Service.Colin Crorkin MBE
gov.uk He is a former

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Tristan da Cunha Tristan da Cunha (), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcano, volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of three constituent parts of the British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascensi ...

. 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 was replaced on 15 September 2010 by Sean Burns. Prior to his appointment he worked at

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in Belgium.

References

MORLEY, David John
Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 1954 births Living people Administrators of Tristan da Cunha Ambassadors and high commissioners of the United Kingdom to the Gambia {{UK-diplomat-stub