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Matthew John Lushington Kirk (born 10 October 1960) is a British businessman and former diplomat. He was the British Ambassador to Finland from 22 August 2002, until he resigned from the Diplomatic Service in 2006 to take up a position as Director of External Relationships for Vodafone. [1]

The youngest son of former Conservative MP Sir Peter Michael Kirk, he was educated at Felsted School and St John's College, Oxford. In 1989, he married Anna Thérèse Macey, with whom he has two daughters. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kirk, Matthew John Lushington, (born 10 Oct. 1960), International Affairs Adviser, Squire Patton Boggs LLP, since 2018". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u43565. ISBN   978-0-19-954088-4 . Retrieved 30 June 2022.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by British Ambassador to Finland
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Succeeded by
Valerie Caton