Sir Tom Phillips | |
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British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
In office September 2010 –2012 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Sir William Patey |
Succeeded by | Sir John Jenkins |
British Ambassador to Israel | |
In office 2006–2010 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Sir Simon McDonald |
Succeeded by | Matthew Gould |
British High Commissioner to Uganda | |
In office 2000–2002 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Michael Cook |
Succeeded by | Adam Wood |
Personal details | |
Spouse(s) | Anne de la Motte |
Sir Tom Richard Vaughan Phillips, KCMG (born 21 June 1950) is a diplomat who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 2014 to 2018.
Educated at the University of Exeter, Jesus College, Oxford and Wolfson College, Oxford, Phillips spent three years as a journalist and then undertook diplomatic postings in Zimbabwe, Israel and the United States of America. [1] Phillips became British High Commissioner to Uganda in 2000, UK Special Representative for Afghanistan in 2002 and British Ambassador to Israel in 2006. [2] He went on to be British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2010 [3] and Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 2014 to 2018. [4] He is an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge. [5]
In 1986 Phillips married Anne de la Motte; they have two sons. [1]
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Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by Michael Cook | British High Commissioner to Uganda 2000–2002 | Succeeded by Adam Wood |
Preceded by Sir Simon McDonald | British Ambassador to Israel 2006–2010 | Succeeded by Matthew Gould |
Preceded by Sir William Patey | British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 2010–2012 | Succeeded by Sir John Jenkins |
Military offices | ||
Preceded by Sir David Bill | Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies 2014–2018 | Succeeded by Sir Simon Gass |