Sir David Joseph Moss, (born 6 November 1938) is a British retired diplomat.

Career

Moss joined the civil service in 1956"Moss, Sir David Joseph"
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, December 2018). Retrieved 18 July 2019. and was appointed to

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in 1966. He served as first secretary at the British embassy in

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from 1969 to 1970 and then, after three years at the

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(FCO), he was appointed first secretary at the British embassy in the

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in 1974. He returned to the FCO in 1978 and was promoted to the rank of counsellor the following year. He was posted as Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Kingdom's mission to the

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in 1983. He then returned to London as Assistant Under-Secretary of State at the FCO from 1987 until 1990, when he was appointed High Commissioner to New Zealand. He then served as High Commissioner to Malaysia from 1994 until his retirement in 1998. Moss was appointed a Companion of the

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in the

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. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the

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in September 1998.
The London Gazette
', 16 October 1998, notice L-55283-1SI.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Moss, David 1938 births Living people British diplomats Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George High commissioners of the United Kingdom to New Zealand High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Malaysia