geoffrey, adams, other, people, named, disambiguation, geoffrey, doyne, adams, kcmg, born, june, 1957, served, british, ambassador, egypt, from, 2018, 2021, member, british, diplomatic, service, ambassador, netherlands, from, 2013, 2017, sirkcmgadams, 2013brit. For other people named Geoffrey Adams see Geoffrey Adams disambiguation Sir Geoffrey Doyne Adams KCMG born 11 June 1957 served as the British Ambassador to Egypt from 2018 to 2021 as a member of the British Diplomatic Service He was Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2013 to 2017 SirGeoffrey AdamsKCMGAdams in 2013British Ambassador to EgyptIn office 2018 2021MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterTheresa MayBoris JohnsonPreceded byJohn CassonSucceeded byGareth BayleyBritish Ambassador to the NetherlandsIn office 2013 2017MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterDavid CameronTheresa MayPreceded byPaul ArkwrightSucceeded byPeter WilsonBritish Ambassador to IranIn office 2006 2009MonarchElizabeth IIPrime MinisterTony BlairGordon BrownPreceded bySir Richard DaltonSucceeded bySir Simon GassPersonal detailsBornGeoffrey Doyne Adams 1957 06 11 11 June 1957 age 66 1 NationalityBritishEducationEton CollegeAlma materMagdalen College Oxford Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 External links 4 Offices heldBiography editAdams was educated at Eton College 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 Diplomatic Service Adams has been in diplomatic postings overseas in Saudi Arabia France South Africa and Egypt He was the British Consul General in Jerusalem from 2001 to 2003 responsible for Britain s relations with the Palestinian people before joining Jack Straw 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 2 In September 2013 he took up the post of Ambassador to the Netherlands and concurrently Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons which is based in The Hague In January 2017 the FCO announced that he was to transfer to another Diplomatic Service appointment 3 He left the Netherlands in August 2017 4 He was subsequently appointed as the British ambassador to Egypt Adams is honorary senior lecturer at the Institute for Iranian Studies at St Andrews University 5 Adams was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG in the 2003 New Year Honours 6 a Serving Officer Member of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem MStJ in 2006 7 and a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG in the 2008 Birthday Honours 8 References edit Foreign and Commonwealth Office 24 January 2006 Change of Her Majesty s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Press Release Archived from the original on 2 December 2006 A amp C Black 2012 ADAMS Sir Geoffrey Doyne Who s Who 2012 online edition Oxford University Press Retrieved 2 May 2012 Foreign amp Commonwealth Office 11 January 2017 Change of Ambassador to the Netherlands Press release Sir Geoffrey Adams Leaving NL after 4 wonderful years Twitter Associated Staff Institute for Iranian Studies University of St Andrews No 56797 The London Gazette Supplement 12 December 2002 p 3 No 58136 The London Gazette 27 October 2006 p 14758 No 58729 The London Gazette Supplement 14 June 2008 p 2 External links edit Briton teaches US diplomats how to talk to Iran The Guardian London 28 November 2010 Offices held editDiplomatic posts Preceded byRobin Kealy British Consul General Jerusalem2001 2003 Succeeded byJohn Jenkins Preceded bySimon McDonald Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary2003 2005 Succeeded byPeter Hayes Preceded bySir Richard Dalton Ambassador to Iran2006 2009 Succeeded bySir Simon Gass Preceded byMark Lyall Grant Director General Political Foreign and Commonwealth Office2009 2013 Succeeded byMark Sedwill Preceded byPaul Arkwright Ambassador to the Netherlands2013 2017 Succeeded byPeter Wilson Preceded byJohn Casson Ambassador to Egypt2018 2021 Succeeded byGareth Bayley Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geoffrey Adams amp oldid 1221006671, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
