Anthony Cantor

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Anthony John James Cantor (born 1 February 1946) is a British diplomat. He started his career in the Diplomatic Service for the British government in 1966 as a Desk Officer in Finance Department. He then served in Burma, Japan, Ghana, Vietnam, Germany and Paraguay, where he was the British Ambassador from 2001 to 2005. He has been the British Ambassador to Armenia since January 2006. [1] He is a member of the Royal Commonwealth Society, the Britain-Burma Society, and the Kobe Club in Japan.

He is married and has two daughters and one son.

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References

  1. Change of Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, M2 Presswire.