Benjamin Lyster-Binns
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| Born | 19 October 1965 |
| Occupation | British diplomat |
Benjamin Edward Noël Lyster-Binns (born 1965) is a senior British diplomat.[1]
Early life[]
Born on 19 October 1965, Benjamin Lyster-Binns was educated at Bedford School and at Durham University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1988.[2][3] A member of the university boat club, he was awarded a half-palatinate in 1987.[4]
Career[]
He joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1989 and, following diplomatic postings in Malawi and Oman, he served as Deputy Head of Mission in Lisbon, between 2003 and 2007, as Policy Advisor to the Counter Terrorism Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, between 2007 and 2010, and as Deputy Head of the International Organisations Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, between 2010 and 2012.[5] He was British Ambassador to Uruguay from 2012 to October 2016 when he left to transfer to another Diplomatic Service appointment.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Ben Lyster-Binns". gov.uk.
- ^ The Ousel, Vol.XC, No.922, March 1986, p.26
- ^ "B.A.". University of Durham Congregation (29 June 11:40am). Durham: Durham University: 8. 1988.
- ^ "Palatinates". Palatinate: 21. 5 November 1987. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ LYSTER-BINNS, Benjamin Edward Noël, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, 2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2015)
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Uruguay". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 6 May 2016.
- 1965 births
- Living people
- People educated at Bedford School
- Alumni of St Aidan's College, Durham
- Members of HM Diplomatic Service
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Uruguay
- Durham University Boat Club rowers