Andrew Pocock
Sir Andrew Pocock KCMG
Sir Andrew John Pocock KCMG (born 23 August 1955) is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS 2012–15.
Career
Pocock was educated at St Mary's College, Trinidad, Queen Mary, University of London (BA, MA) and Peterhouse, Cambridge (PhD). He joined the Foreign Office in 1981.[1] He has been stationed in Lagos (1983-1986),[1] Washington DC, United States (1988-1992), Canberra (1997-2001),[1] Dar es Salaam (2003-2006), Harare, Zimbabwe (2006-2009),[1] Canada (2011-2012)[1] and Nigeria (2012–15).[1] In July 2015 the Foreign Office announced that Pocock was to retire from the Diplomatic Service.[2]
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Clarke |
High Commissioner to Tanzania 2003–2006 |
Succeeded by Philip Parham |
| Preceded by Roderick Pullen |
Ambassador to Zimbabwe 2006–2009 |
Succeeded by Mark Canning |
| Preceded by Anthony Cary |
High Commissioner to Canada 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Howard Drake |
| Preceded by Andrew Lloyd |
High Commissioner to Nigeria 2012–2015 |
Succeeded by Paul Arkwright |
Personal life
Pocock is married to Julie Pocock.[1]
References
- POCOCK, Dr Andrew John, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
- Dr Andrew Pocock, gov.uk
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Change of British High Commissioner to Nigeria at the Wayback Machine (archived November 18, 2012), Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 24 October 2012
- ↑ Change of British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 23 July 2015
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