Mark Bryson-Richardson | |
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British Ambassador to Iraq | |
In office July 2021 –2023 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Preceded by | Stephen Hickey |
Succeeded by | Stephen Hitchen |
Mark Edward Bryson-Richardson is a British diplomat.
Bryson-Richardson served in London as the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office's Director covering the UK's development and humanitarian programmes across the Middle East,North Africa and Eastern Europe. [1] He served as director of the Stabilisation Unit for the British government. [2]
In July 2021,he was appointed ambassador to Iraq. [3] In 2023,he was in office when Sophie,Duchess of Edinburgh visited Iraq,becoming the first British royal to do so. [4] In office he had particular focus on climate change and water scarcity. [5] He left the role as ambassador in July 2023. [6]
In December 2023,became the Foreign Secretary’s Representative for Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories,with a particular focus on the UK's humanitarian effort in Gaza amid the Israel-Gaza conflict. [7] In 2024,the delivery of aid was given importance. [8]
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