Simon Smith (diplomat)

His Excellency
Simon Smith
CMG
Her Majesty's Ambassador to Ukraine
In office
September 2012  September 2015
Monarch Elizabeth II
Preceded by Leigh Turner
Succeeded by Judith Gough
Her Majesty's Ambassador to Austria
In office
2007–2012
Monarch Elizabeth II
Preceded by John Macgregor
Succeeded by Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque
Personal details
Born (1958-01-14) January 14, 1958
Wegberg, Germany
Nationality British
Spouse(s) Sian Stickings
Children 2 daughters
Education Clifton College
Alma mater Wadham College, Oxford

Simon John Meredith Smith CMG (born 14 January 1958 in Wegberg, Germany) is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to Ukraine 2012–2015.[1]

Early life

He attended the Triple C School in Grand Cayman, then Clifton College. From Wadham College, Oxford he gained a BA in Modern Languages in 1980.[2]

Career

From 1981-6 he worked at the Department of Employment.

Smith joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1986.[2] He has held positions in London, Tokyo, and as Counsellor (Economic/Commercial) in Moscow 1998–2002.

Ambassador

From 2007 to 2012 Smith served as Ambassador to Austria, based in Vienna, and as the UK's representative to many UN and international organisations in Vienna, including as the UK's Governor on the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency.[2] His transfer to Kiev as Ambassador to Ukraine was announced on 13 October 2011[1] and he took up the appointment in September 2012.[2] He was replaced in 2015 to transfer to another Diplomatic Service appointment.[3]

Personal life

He married Sian Stickings in 1984. She was appointed MBE "for services to the local and British communities in Russia" in the New Year Honours of 2003,[4] following Smith's service in Moscow. They have two daughters.

References

  1. 1 2 Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Ukraine – Foreign & Commonwealth Office press release, 13 October 2011
  2. 1 2 3 4 Under the Common Wealth Banner, The Ukrainian Week (14 August 2013)
  3. Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 26 March 2015
  4. The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56797. p. 25. 31 December 2002.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
John Macgregor
British Ambassador to Austria
20072012
Succeeded by
Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque
Preceded by
Leigh Turner
British Ambassador to Ukraine
20122015
Succeeded by
Judith Gough


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