Howard Drake | |
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| British High Commissioner to Canada | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Corin Robertson (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque |
| British High Commissioner to Jamaica | |
| In office 2010–2013 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Jeremy Cresswell |
| Succeeded by | David Fitton |
| British Ambassador to Chile | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Richard Wilkinson |
| Succeeded by | Jon Benjamin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 August 1956 |
| Residence(s) | Earnscliffe,Ottawa |
Howard Ronald Drake (born 13 August 1956) [1] [2] is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to Canada from 2013 to 2017. [3] He retired from the Diplomatic Service in August 2017. [4]
Drake was educated at Churcher's College.
On 14 March 2014,in the midst of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation,he wrote an op-ed in The Globe and Mail on why his Government thought the Crimean referendum should be cancelled. [5]
Drake was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2017 Birthday Honours. [6]