Ross Denny

Ross Patrick Denny (born 1955) is a British diplomat who has been the British Ambassador to Costa Rica and Nicaragua since 2015. He was appointed as ambassador on 3 February 2015 and succeeded Sharon Campbell and Chris Campbell in September that year.[2][3]

Ross Denny
British Ambassador to Costa Rica
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2015
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Sharon Campbell
Non-Resident British Ambassador to Nicaragua
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2015
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Chris Campbell
Personal details
Born	Ross Patrick Denny 1955[1] Southampton, Hampshire, England[1]
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Claudenise de Lima Denny
Children	4
Occupation	Diplomat

Pre-consular career

Before joining the Foreign Service, Denny served in the Royal Navy from 1972 until 1979.[4]

Consular career

Denny joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1979 and first worked in the West Indies and Atlantic Department. In 1980, he was moved to be an Accountant for the British Embassy in Santiago, Chile and stayed there for three years. He was then moved to the British Embassy in Doha, Qatar to be an Assistant Management Officer.[2]

In 1985, Denny was posted to Warsaw as Vice Consul and from 1988 to 1990 he was a Desk Officer in the Personnel Department of the FCO. He then became Desk Officer for the Papua New Guinea and South West Pacific Department and in 1992 was sent to the Hague as a Second Secretary.

Denny was made Deputy Head of Mission in Luanda, Angola under Ambassador John Thompson from 2002 to 2005. In 2008, he was appointed the Administrator of Acension.[2] He remained in the post for three years before he was made United Kingdom Ambassador to Bolivia. He stayed as Bolivian ambassador until 2015 when he was made Ambassador to Costa Rica and Non-Resident Ambassador to Nicaragua.[5]

In 2018, Denny said that he was "deeply concerned" about the violence of the 2018 Nicaraguan protests and called on the government to "uphold ... the human rights of all Nicaraguans".[6]

Personal life

Denny has a wife and four children, two sons and two daughters.[2] He can speak Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Dutch.[7]

References

1. "International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who". Brill Online. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
2. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Costa Rica & Nicaragua". GOV.UK. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
3. "Ross Denny Appointed New British Ambassador to Costa Rica". Q Costa Rica. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
4. "British Ambassador to Costa Rica and British Ambassador to Nicaragua Ross Denny". GOV.UK. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
5. Dyer, Zac (21 November 2015). "Her Majesty's ambassador to Costa Rica misses Marmite". Tico Times. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
6. "Statement from British Ambassador Ross Denny about the situation in Nicaragua". GOV.UK. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
7. "Ross Denny". LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Michael Hill	Administrator of Ascension 2008–2011	Succeeded by Miles Miller (Acting)
Preceded by Nigel Baker	British Ambassador to Bolivia 2011–2015	Succeeded by James Thornton
Preceded by Sharon Campbell	British Ambassador to Costa Rica 2015–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Chris Campbell	British Ambassador to Nicaragua 2015–present	Succeeded by Incumbent