Jon Benjamin (diplomat)
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Jon Benjamin | |
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British Ambassador to Mexico | |
Assumed office August 2021 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss |
Preceded by | Corin Robertson |
British High Commissioner to Ghana | |
In office 2014–2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Peter Jones |
Succeeded by | Iain Walker |
British Ambassador to Chile | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown David Cameron |
Preceded by | Howard Drake |
Succeeded by | Fiona Clouder |
Personal details | |
Education | Slough Grammar School |
Alma mater | University of Surrey |
Jon Benjamin (born 19 January 1963) is a British diplomat. He is currently the British Ambassador to Mexico
Background and education[edit]
Jon Benjamin was brought up in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, attending Slough Grammar School. He read German and Swedish at the University of Surrey.[1]
Diplomatic career[edit]
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- 1986: Desk Officer for Pakistan
- 1986–1987: Desk Officer for Burma and Laos, South East Asian Department
- 1988–1991: Jakarta, Third, later Second Secretary (Political)
- 1992–1993: Head of Section for Central Asia and the Caucasus, Eastern Department
- 1993–1995: Chief-of-staff to Minister of State responsible for EU/Europe and Latin America
- 1996–1999: Ankara, First Secretary, Head of Political and Public Affairs Section
- 2000: Head of Zimbabwe Emergency Unit
- 2000–2002: Deputy Head, Drugs and International Crime Department
- 2002–2005: Head of Human Rights Policy Department
- 2005: Washington, D.C., Counsellor (Counter-terrorism and Human Rights)
- 2005–2008: New York City, Deputy Consul General & Deputy Head of Mission, subsequently Acting Consul General
- 2008–2009: New York, Secondment to Eurasia Group (political risk consultancy), Adviser to the president[2]
- 2009–2014: Ambassador to Chile[3]
- 2014–2017: High Commissioner to Ghana[4]
- 2017: Director of the Diplomatic Academy
- August 2021: Ambassador to Mexico[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Britain's Chile ambassador: The FCO's not Arabist, The Jewish Chronicle Online, 26 November 2009
- ↑ Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Chile, British Embassy Buenos Aires, 17 June 2009 (via archive.org)
- ↑ Ambassador's farewell reception in Chile, British Embassy Santiago, 23 January 2014
- ↑ Change of High Commissioner to Ghana, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 16 January 2014
- ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico: Jon Benjamin" (Press release). GOV.UK. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
External links[edit]
- BENJAMIN, Jonathan, (Jon), Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
- Jon Benjamin, gov.uk
Diplomatic posts | ||
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Preceded by Howard Drake |
British Ambassador to Chile 2009–2014 |
Succeeded by Fiona Clouder |
Preceded by Peter Jones |
British High Commissioner to Ghana 2014–2017 |
Succeeded by Iain Walker |
Preceded by Corin Robertson |
British Ambassador to Mexico 2021–present |
Incumbent |
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