Owen Jenkins (diplomat)

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Owen Jenkins
CMG
2019-07-16 Owen John Jenkins 2b.jpg
British Ambassador to Indonesia
and East Timor
In office
July 2019 July 2023
Preceded by Moazzam Malik
Succeeded by Dominic Jermey

Owen John Jenkins CMG (born 21 August 1969) is a British diplomat who was the British Ambassador to Indonesia and East Timor. [1]

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Career

Jenkins is the son of Sir Christopher Jenkins and was educated at Highgate School and the University of Sheffield where he gained first class honours in English Literature. [2]

He joined the Foreign Office in 1991 and has served in Ankara from 1994 to 1997, Buenos Aires 2002–06, Brussels 2006-09 and New Delhi 2009–12. After his appointment as UK Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2015 to 2017 he was seconded in 2018 to Aberdeen Standard Life. [2]

Jenkins, who is married with two sons and a daughter, [2] has promoted Women's rights in Indonesia. [3]

In April 2020, Jenkins urged Climate Action during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. [4]

As ambassador, he paid his condolences after the disappearance of KRI Nanggala (402). [5]

Jenkins was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2021 Birthday Honours. [6]

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References

  1. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Indonesia - July 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jenkins, Owen John". Who's Who online. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U283284.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. "Indonesia, UK team up to launch training program for women entrepreneurs". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. "UK envoy urges Indonesia not to lose sight of climate change despite coronavirus". The Jakarta Post. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. Liputan6.com (24 April 2021). "Menlu dan Dubes Inggris Ucapkan Bela Sungkawa atas Tragedi KRI Nanggala 402". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Queen's Birthday Honours list 2021 in full: Everyone who's received an MBE, OBE, CBE, knighthood or damehood". The i. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.