Antony Phillipson

Antony Phillipson

Antony Phillipson (born 13 January 1971) is a British diplomat. He was High Commissioner to Singapore from 2011 to April 2015.

Career

Antony John Phillipson was educated at Marlborough College and Keble College, Oxford. He joined the Civil Service in 1993, working in the then Department of Trade and Industry where he rose to be Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State. He then transferred to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and served at Washington, D.C. 2002–04, as the Prime Minister's Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs 2004–07, as head of the Iran Co-ordination Group at the FCO 2007–10, and as High Commissioner to Singapore from 2011[1][2] to April 2015 when he was replaced to transfer to another Diplomatic Service appointment.[3]

In addition to his diplomacy-related career, Antony Phillipson is a keen supporter of arts and culture, and was one of the patrons of the British Theatre Playhouse in Singapore from 2011 to 2015[4]

References

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Matthew Rycroft
Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister
2004–2007
Succeeded by
Matthew Gould
Preceded by
Paul Madden
High Commissioner to Singapore
2011–2015
Succeeded by
Scott Wightman
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