Simon Butt (born April 1958) is a British

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, the former British Ambassador to Lithuania.

Postings

From 1982 to 1984 Butt served as a political officer in the

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, this was followed by two years assigned to

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. From 1990 to 1994 he served in the External Relations Section of the UK Delegation to the EU based in

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. Butt was deputy

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at the British embassy in

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from 1997 to 2000. From 2004 to 2007 he served as deputy high commissioner in

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. On 7 May 2008 Butt received his first head of mission post as the British ambassador to Lithuania.Simon Butt's career history.
fco.gov.uk He was succeeded as ambassador in 2011 by David Hunt.

References

1958 births Living people Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Lithuania British expatriates in Pakistan {{UK-diplomat-stub