Alastair McPhail

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Alastair McPhail

CMG OBE
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Permanent UK Representative to the African Union
Assumed office
28 January 2019
Permanent UK Representative to the UN Economic Commission for Africa
Assumed office
28 January 2019
British Ambassador to Ethiopia
Assumed office
28 January 2019
Preceded bySusanna Moorehead
British Ambassador to South Sudan
In office
July 2011 –2013
Succeeded by Ian Hughes
Personal details
Born
Alastair David McPhail

(1961-03-02) 2 March 1961 (age 60)

Alastair David McPhail CMG OBE (born 2 March 1961) is a British diplomat who was the United Kingdom's first Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan, appointed in July 2011 when the country gained independence. He had served as consul-general from 16 March 2011. [1] [2] McPhail left South Sudan in March 2013 [3] [4] and was appointed to be British Consul-General in Jerusalem from January 2014. [5] He was replaced in Jerusalem in 2017 and was appointed to be ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from January 2019. [6] He took up the post on 28 January 2019. [7]

McPhail was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2005 New Year Honours. [8] He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to British interests in South Sudan. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Appointment of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, 9 July 2011
  2. ↑ President Kiir receives credentials of UK and Norway ambassadors, Government of South Sudan, 16 September 2011, via archive.org
  3. ↑ Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to South Sudan, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London, 20 December 2012
  4. ↑ British Ambassador McPhail Bids Farewell, Gurtong Trust, Juba, 21 March 2013
  5. ↑ New Consul-General in Jerusalem, British Consulate-General Jerusalem, 9 January 2014
  6. ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in January 2019". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 8 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Newly appointed UK Ambassador to Ethiopia presents credential". Fana Broadcasting Corporate. 28 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "No. 57509". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2004. p. 24.
  9. ↑ "No. 60728". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2013. p. 3.
Diplomatic posts
New title British Ambassador to South Sudan
2011–2013		Succeeded by
Ian Hughes
Preceded by
Sir Vincent Fean 		British Consul-General to Jerusalem
2014–2017		Succeeded by
Philip Hall
Preceded by
Susanna Moorehead		 British Ambassador to Ethiopia
2019–present		Incumbent


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