Mark Kent

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Mark Andrew Geoffrey Kent CMG (born Spilsby 14 January 1966) is a British businessman and former diplomat who served as UK ambassador to Argentina [1] from 2016 to 2021.

Kent was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle before he read law at Lincoln College, Oxford. He joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1987. He served in Brasilia, Brussels, Mexico City and Casteau before being appointed Ambassador to Vietnam in 2007. From 2012 to 2016 he was Ambassador to Thailand. [2]

Kent was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to British foreign policy. [3]

In 2021 Kent was appointed the ninth Chief Executive of the Scotch Whisky Association. [4]

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References

  1. Gov.UK
  2. ‘KENT, Mark Andrew Geoffrey’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2016 ; online edn, November 2016 accessed 18 January 2017
  3. "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B4.
  4. "SWA announces Mark Kent as new Chief Executive".
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by British Ambassador to Vietnam
2007–2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Ambassador to Thailand
2012–2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Ambassador to Argentina
2016–2021
Succeeded by