Paul Brummell

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Paul Brummell
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British Ambassador to Latvia
Assumed office
July 2021

Brummell was educated at St Albans School before reading geography at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1987.

Career

After stints in Pakistan and Italy, intersperced with jobs in Whitehall, Brummell received his first posting as head of a diplomatic mission in 2002, as Ambassador to Turkmenistan. In 2005, he made the relatively short move to head the embassy in Kazakhstan, a position that also includes being non-resident ambassador to Kyrgyzstan. [1] That same year his name was among a list of individuals claimed to be serving members of the Secret Intelligence Service that appeared on the US website Cryptome. [2]

In 2008 he invited the US ambassador, Tatiana Gfoeller, to a meeting with the Duke of York and British businessmen; her report to Washington, leaked by WikiLeaks and reported by British and international media, mentioned indiscreet remarks by the Duke. [3] [4]

In 2009 Brummell was transferred to Bridgetown, Barbados, where he served as High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines) until 2013, and was also UK representative to CARICOM and the OECS. [5]

Following this, Brummell served as Ambassador to Romania from 2014 to 2018. [6]

He then held the position of Head of Soft Power and External Affairs Department within the Communication Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. [7]

Brummell was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to foreign policy. [8]

In July 2021, he succeeded Keith Shannon as Ambassador to Latvia. [9] [6]

Publications

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References

  1. President of Kazakhstan to participate in summit of Turkic states in Antalya GAZETA.KZ
  2. "List of MI6 Officers Worldwide (Asia, Africa, Australia)". Cryptome. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. US embassy cables: Prince Andrew rails against France, the SFO and the Guardian, The Guardian, 29 November 2010
  4. WikiLeaks: 'Rude' British royal was blunt in session with U.S. official, CNN
  5. "New British High Commissioner appointed for Eastern Caribbean". CaribbeanNetNews.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009. Paul Brummell will be based in Barbados and will also serve the other islands in the Eastern Caribbean. [...] He will serve as Non-Resident British High Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Brummel will succeed Duncan Taylor CBE, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.
  6. 1 2 "Paul Brummell - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. "Paul Brummell | Foreign Office Blogs" . Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B3.
  9. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia: Paul Brummell" (Press release). GOV.UK. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Fraser Wilson
British Ambassador to Turkmenistan
2002–2005
Succeeded by
Peter Butcher
Preceded by
James Lyall Sharp
British Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
2005–2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by British High Commissioner to Barbados and other Caribbean countries
2010–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Ambassador to Romania
2014–2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Keith Shannon
British Ambassador to Latvia
2021–present
Incumbent