Nigel Baker

Nigel Baker

Nigel Baker OBE MVO (born 9 September 1966) is a British diplomat, currently Ambassador to the Holy See.

Career

Nigel Marcus Baker was educated at Dulwich College and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge where he gained a first class degree in history. After a brief period as researcher in the Conservative Research Department he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1989. After posts in Prague and Bratislava he took a research sabbatical in Verona 1996–97 studying Italian and European history. Returning to the FCO, he was Head of the European Defence Section of the Security Policy Department 1998–2000. He was then assistant Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales 2000–03, Deputy Head of Mission, Havana, 2003–06 and Ambassador to Bolivia 2007–11 before being appointed to the Holy See.

Nigel Baker was appointed MVO in 2003 and OBE in 2010.

References

    Diplomatic posts
    Preceded by
    Peter Bateman
    UK Ambassador to Bolivia
    2007–2011
    Succeeded by
    Ross Denny
    Preceded by
    Francis Campbell
    UK Ambassador to the Holy See
    2011–present
    Incumbent
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