James Dauris

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His Excellency
James Dauris
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16th United Kingdom Ambassador to Peru
In office
2010–2014
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byCatherine Nettleton
Succeeded byAnwar Choudhury
12th
In office
2015–2019
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byJohn Rankin
Succeeded bySarah Hulton
Personal details
BornUnited Kingdom
Spouse(s)Helen Dauris
Children3

James Edward Dauris (born 1966) is a British diplomat who previously served as the ambassador of the United Kingdom to Peru and as the High Commissioner of the UK to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.[1][2]

Career[]

Dauris was schooled at Haileybury.[3] He graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Law[4] After university he trained to be a Solicitor and worked for Ashurst Morris Crisp from 1991.[3]

Dauris changed careers and joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1995.[3] For his first overseas posting he was First Secretary (Commercial) at the British Embassy in Moscow.[3] He served as a Deputy Head of Mission in Colombia from 2005 to 2009. He then served as Ambassador to Peru between 2010 and 2014. In April 2015, he was appointed as the new High Commissioner to Sri Lanka until August 2019 and Sarah Hulton was formally appointed during April 2019 replacing him from August 2019.[5][6][7]

Criticisms[]

During the 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis, the Professionals' National Front (PNF), a minority political party requested him to stay away from involving in internal affairs of the state unnecessarily.[8]

Personal life[]

He is married to Helen Dauris and the couple have three daughters.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Celebrating 70 years of UK-Sri Lanka friendship: Speech by H.E. James Dauris". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  2. ^ LBO. "Diplomats wax eloquent at DailyFT Fireside Chat – Lanka Business Online". Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  3. ^ a b c d "Dauris, James Edward, (born 15 Jan. 1966)". Who's Who (UK). Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "James Dauris". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  5. ^ "UK encourages recognition of high value of women's and girls' sports, says British High Commissioner". Daily News. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  6. ^ admin (2019-04-02). "Sarah Hulton appointed new UK High Commissioner to Sri Lanka". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  7. ^ "Change of British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka - August 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  8. ^ "PNF tells James Dauris to stay out of internal affairs of SL". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by British Ambassador to Peru
2010-2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
2015–2019 		Succeeded by
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