James Lyall Sharp
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James Lyall Sharp (born 12 April 1960) is a British diplomat who served as ambassador to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan 2002–2005. Since July 2019, he has been the ambassador of the United Kingdom to Azerbaijan.[1]
Early life
Sharp is a son of Sir Richard Lyall Sharp (1915–2002), a civil servant. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, and Durham University (St Cuthbert's Society) where he graduated in 1982 with a 2:1 Bachelor of Arts in modern Middle Eastern studies.
Career
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- 1983–1986: Customer Relations, British Aerospace, Riyadh
- 1987: Entered Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
- 1987–1988: South America Department
- 1989–1992: Cairo (Second Secretary, Chancery/Information)
- 1992–1995: head of section, Eastern Department
- 1995–1996: head of section, Hong Kong Department
- 1996–1998: Vienna OSCE (first secretary)
- 1998–2000: head of section, North East Asia & Pacific Department
- 2000–2001: deputy head, Security Policy Department
- 2002–2005: ambassador to Kazakhstan, and concurrently non-resident ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
- 2006–2008: head, Western Mediterranean/JHA/Germany Group, FCO
- 2008–2012: Asia Pacific regional director, UK Border Agency, Hong Kong
- 2012–2013: Arms Export Policy Department, FCO
- 2013–present: director, Migration, FCO
References
- SHARP, James Lyall, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, 2017 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2016)
- "FCO Daily Bulletin, Wednesday 10 July 2002". FCO. 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-09.
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See also
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| Preceded by Richard Lewington |
Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan 2002–2005 |
Succeeded by Paul Brummell |
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- ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Azerbaijan - July 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
