Sir Geoffrey Doyne Adams (born 11 June 1957) served as the British

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from 2018 to 2021, as a member of the British Diplomatic Service. He was Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2013 to 2017.

Biography

Adams was educated at

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, where he was a King's Scholar, and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he studied Islamic history and Middle Eastern politics. In 1979, he joined the British

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. Adams has been in diplomatic postings overseas in

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and

. He was the British Consul-General in Jerusalem from 2001 to 2003, responsible for Britain's relations with the Palestinian people, before joining

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's private office as Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary. He served as Ambassador to Iran 2006–09 and Director-General, Political at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) 2009–12. In September 2013 he took up the post of Ambassador to

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, and concurrently Permanent Representative to the

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which is based in

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. In January 2017 the FCO announced that he was to transfer to another Diplomatic Service appointment. He left the Netherlands in August 2017. He was subsequently appointed as the British

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. Adams is honorary senior lecturer at the Institute for Iranian Studies at St Andrews University Adams was appointed a

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(CMG) in the 2003 New Year Honours, a "Serving Officer" (Member) of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (MStJ) in 2006, and a

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(KCMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Geoffrey Doyne 1957 births Living people People educated at Eton College Alumni of Magdalen College, Oxford Members of HM Diplomatic Service Consuls-General of the United Kingdom to Jerusalem Principal Private Secretaries to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Iran Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Serving Brothers of the Order of St John 20th-century British diplomats 21st-century British diplomats