David McIlroy
David Thomas McIlroy | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Guinea | |
| In office June 2019 – 2022 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Catherine Inglehearn |
| Succeeded by | John Marshall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1968 Garvagh, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
David Thomas McIlroy (born 2 March 1968) is a British diplomat who was British Ambassador to Guinea from 2019 to 2022.[1][2][3]
Early life
McIlroy was born in Garvagh in County Londonderry.[4]
Diplomatic career
McIlroy joined the Foreign Office in 2000.[2] His appointment as Ambassador to Guinea was made in 2019[1] by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt.[5][6] He accompanied President Alpha Condé on a trip to London for the UK-Africa Investment Summit in January 2020.[7] He remained in post during the 2021 Guinean coup d'état in which the military overthrew President Condé.[8]
In 2022, McIlroy was posted to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.[1] In 2023 he was succeeded by John Marshall.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "McIlroy, David Thomas, (born 3 March 1968), HM Diplomatic Service; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, since 2022" in Who's Who, online edition, 01 December 2022, accessed 10 March 2023 (subscription required)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Guinea in June 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ "Meet the British Ambassadors – Francophone Africa". Invest Africa. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ McConville, Marie Louise (2021-09-30). place-2464262/ "Co Derry-born ambassador tells of violence in Guinea as military coup took place" Check
|url=value (help). The Irish News. Retrieved 2023-09-05. - ↑ "Foreign Secretary Confirms Appointment of New Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea – UKPOL.ORG.UK". Retrieved 2020-11-13.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Guinea in June 2019 – Africa Arbitration". Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "NI diplomat David McIlroy tells of shielding from gunfire and explosions during Guinea coup". Belfast Telegraph. 2021-09-30. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ "NI diplomat David McIlroy tells of shielding from gunfire and explosions during Guinea coup". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2021-09-30. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ↑ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Guinea: John Marshall". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
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