Chris Campbell (diplomat)

Christopher John Campbell is a British diplomat who has served as the British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic since 2015.[2] From November 2020, he will serve as the Ambassador to Ecuador.[3]

Chris Campbell
Campbell and his wife Sharon
British Ambassador to Ecuador
Assuming office
November 2020
SucceedingKatherine Ward
British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
Assumed office
2015
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded bySteven Fisher
British Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office
2011  2 June 2015[1]
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThomas Kennedy
Succeeded byRoss Denny
Personal details
Born
Christopher John Campbell
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Sharon Campbell
OccupationDiplomat

Consular career

Campbell joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1982 and started in the North America Department. In 1984, he moved to the Secretary of State's Private Office and the next year was placed to the UK Embassy in Khartoum as an economist. From 1988 he worked at the embassy in Dhaka and from 1992 at the embassy in Jakarta.[4]

He served as the Ambassador to Nicaragua from 2011 to 2015.[2]

He and his wife, Sharon Campbell, were the first married couple ever to be ambassadors to neighbouring countries.[5][6]

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References

  1. "Departing British ambassadors reflect on four-year tenure in Costa Rica". The Tico Times. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. "Chris Campbell - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  3. "Change of Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador - November 2020". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  4. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Dominican Republic". WiredGov. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. Adewunmi, Bim (2011-07-03). "A very diplomatic marriage". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  6. "Appointment: Ambassador to Costa Rica and Non Resident Ambassador to Nicaragua". The Times. 2011-06-25. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Thomas Kennedy
United Kingdom Ambassador to Nicaragua
2011–2015
Succeeded by
Ross Denny
Preceded by
Steven Fisher
United Kingdom Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
2015–2019
Succeeded by
Mockbul Ali


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