Richard Oppenheim
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Richard Oppenheim | |
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| British Ambassador to Yemen | |
| In office 1 August 2021 – July 2023 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Michael Aron |
| Succeeded by | Abda Sharif |
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| Occupation | Diplomat |
Richard Oppenheim is a British diplomat who is the ambassador of the United Kingdom to Yemen from August 2021 to July 2023.[1][2] Previously, he was the UK's Deputy Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.[3]
Career[edit]
Oppenheim served at the UK Mission to the UN in New York before he joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 2002. Between 2004 and 2009, he was posted to the Middle East, where he studied Arabic in Damascus and subsequently served in Muscat, Basra and then as Head of Political Section in Baghdad (2008–09).[1] From 2010 to 2016 he served as Head of Climate and Energy (2011–15) and Political Counsellor overseeing Foreign and Security policy co-operation (2015–16) in Japan. From 2017 to 2018, Oppenheim was the UK Commonwealth Envoy, representing the UK on the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Secretariat and co-ordinating FCO preparations for the London hosted CHOGM in April 2018.[1]
In 2022, Oppenheim was part of a UN brokered ceasefire in the War in Yemen. The ceasefire was proposed to last two months.[4]
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Aron |
British Ambassador to Yemen 2021–2023 |
Succeeded by Abda Sharif |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Richard Oppenheim". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "UK appoints Richard Oppenheim as new ambassador to Yemen". Arab News. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Yemen: Richard Oppenheim". policymogul.com. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ Wintour, Patrick; editor, Diplomatic (2022-04-03). "Yemen: two-month ceasefire begins with hopes for peace talks". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
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