David Moran (diplomat)
David John Moran | |
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| British Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein | |
| In office December 2013 – 2017 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sarah Gillett |
| Succeeded by | Jane Owen |
| British Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan | |
| In office 2009–2012 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Paul Brummell |
| Succeeded by | Carolyn Browne |
| British Ambassador to Uzbekistan | |
| In office 2005–2007 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Craig Murray |
| Succeeded by | Iain Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 22, 1959 |
| Alma mater | Willamette University University of Sussex |
David John Moran (born 22 August 1959) is a British diplomat, who has been ambassador to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Early life[]
David John Moran was educated at Stoke Brunswick School and Tonbridge School and gained a BA degree in Soviet Studies from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.[1]
He spent a year working for Oregon State Employment Division, then returned to England for a year to gain a MA degree in International Relations from the University of Sussex.[1]
Career[]
After another year at Oregon State and a year working as a professional blues pianist he joined the Department of Trade and Industry in 1985 but transferred to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in the same year. He served at Nairobi, Moscow and Paris and at the FCO before being appointed ambassador to Uzbekistan 2005–07. He was Counsellor in the Human Resources Directorate at the FCO 2007–08, seconded to the Cabinet Office 2008–09, ambassador to Kazakhstan (and non-resident ambassador to Kyrgyzstan) 2009–12, and chargé d'affaires to Georgia in early 2013. He was appointed ambassador to Switzerland and non-resident ambassador to Liechtenstein from December 2013.[1]
In 2013 David Moran was chief consultant to the writers of the BBC TV series Ambassadors.[2]
Personal life[]
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References[]
- MORAN, David John, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
- HE Mr David Moran Authorised Biography, Debrett's People of Today
- David Moran, gov.uk
- ^ a b c Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Switzerland, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 2 May 2013
- ^ Can new Mitchell & Webb comedy help the Foreign Office improve its image?, The Independent, London, 8 October 2013
External links[]
- David Moran interviewed on Khabar TV on YouTube (in Russian), 30 August 2010
- 1959 births
- Living people
- People educated at Tonbridge School
- Willamette University alumni
- Alumni of the University of Sussex
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Uzbekistan
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kazakhstan
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kyrgyzstan
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Georgia (country)
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Switzerland
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Liechtenstein