Peter Millett (diplomat)
Peter Joseph Millett CMG (born 23 January 1955) is a British diplomat who is ambassador to Libya.
Career
Millett was British High Commissioner to Cyprus 2005–10 and Ambassador to Jordan 2011–15. He became Ambassador to Libya in July 2015.[1]
Millett has been a columnist for Al Arabiya News since 2013.[2] He has also written for the Jordan Times.[3]
In November 2013 Millett tweeted that Khartoum airport was the "worst airport in the world", causing some debate as to whether his comments were inappropriate given his diplomatic position.[4]
References
- MILLETT, Peter Joseph, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
- ↑ Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 10 April 2015
- ↑ Peter Millett, Al Arabiya News
- ↑ ‘Pity about the plastic bags’, Jordan Times, Amman, 11 November 2014
- ↑ Khartoum airport ‘worst in the world’: envoy, Sudan Tribune, 30 November 2013
External links
- Syrian Refugees' stories – Ambassador Peter Millett on YouTube (Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 15 August 2013)
- Ambassador Peter Millett: Britain and the Middle East (lecture), Columbia University, 10 November 2014
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lyn Parker |
British High Commissioner to Cyprus 2005–2010 |
Succeeded by Matthew Kidd |
| Preceded by James Watt |
British Ambassadors to Jordan 2011–2015 |
Succeeded by Edward Oakden |
| Preceded by Michael Aron |
British Ambassador to Libya 2015–present |
Incumbent |
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