British diplomat and travel writer
Paul Brummell CMG (born 28 August 1965[citation needed ] ) is a British diplomat and travel writer.
Early life
Brummell was educated at St Albans School before reading geography at St Catharine's College , Cambridge . He entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1987.
Career
After stints in Pakistan and Italy , intersperced with jobs in Whitehall , Brummell received his first posting as head of a diplomatic mission in 2002, as Ambassador to Turkmenistan . In 2005, he made the relatively short move to head the embassy in Kazakhstan , a position that also includes being non-resident ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.[ 1] That same year his name was among a list of individuals claimed to be serving members of the Secret Intelligence Service that appeared on the US website Cryptome .[ 2]
In 2008 he invited the US ambassador, Tatiana Gfoeller , to a meeting with the Duke of York and British businessmen; her report to Washington, leaked by WikiLeaks and reported by British and international media, mentioned indiscreet remarks by the Duke.[ 3] [ 4]
In 2009 Brummell was transferred to Bridgetown , Barbados , where he served as High Commissioner to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda , Dominica , Grenada , St Kitts and Nevis , St Lucia , and St Vincent and the Grenadines ) until 2013, and was also UK representative to CARICOM and the OECS .[ 5]
Following this, Brummell served as Ambassador to Romania from 2014 to 2018.[ 6]
He then held the position of Head of Soft Power and External Affairs Department within the Communication Directorate of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office .[ 7]
Brummell was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to foreign policy.[ 8]
In July 2021, he succeeded Keith Shannon as Ambassador to Latvia .[ 9] [ 6]
Publications
References
BRUMMELL, Paul , Who's Who 2014 , A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014
^ President of Kazakhstan to participate in summit of Turkic states in Antalya GAZETA.KZ
^ "List of MI6 Officers Worldwide (Asia, Africa, Australia)" . Cryptome . Retrieved 28 February 2019 .
^ US embassy cables: Prince Andrew rails against France, the SFO and the Guardian , The Guardian , 29 November 2010
^ WikiLeaks: 'Rude' British royal was blunt in session with U.S. official , CNN
^ "New British High Commissioner appointed for Eastern Caribbean" . CaribbeanNetNews.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2009 . Paul Brummell will be based in Barbados and will also serve the other islands in the Eastern Caribbean. [...] He will serve as Non-Resident British High Commissioner to Antigua and Barbuda , Dominica , Grenada , St Kitts and Nevis , St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines . Brummel will succeed Duncan Taylor CBE, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment.
^ a b "Paul Brummell - GOV.UK" . www.gov.uk . Retrieved 16 August 2021 .
^ "Paul Brummell | Foreign Office Blogs" . Retrieved 7 February 2019 .
^ "No. 61608" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B3.
^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Latvia: Paul Brummell" (Press release). GOV.UK. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021 .
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