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David McIlroy

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David McIlroy
British Ambassador to Guinea
In office
June 2019 – 2023
MonarchElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime Minister
Preceded byCatherine Inglehearn
Succeeded byJohn Marshall
Personal details
Born (1968-03-02) 2 March 1968 (age 56)
Garvagh, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
NationalityBritish

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[edit]

McIlroy was born in Garvagh in County Londonderry.[4]

Diplomatic career[edit]

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[edit]

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Guinea in June 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  3. "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)
  4. McConville, Marie Louise (2021-09-30). "Co Derry-born ambassador tells of violence in Guinea as military coup took place". The Irish News. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  5. "Foreign Secretary Confirms Appointment of New Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea – UKPOL.ORG.UK". Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  6. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Guinea in June 2019 – Africa Arbitration". Retrieved 2020-11-13.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Guinea: John Marshall". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-09-05.



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