Jon Benjamin (diplomat)
Jon Benjamin | |
|---|---|
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| British Ambassador to Mexico | |
| Assumed office August 2021 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Corin Robertson |
| British High Commissioner to Ghana | |
| In office 2014–2017 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Peter Jones |
| Succeeded by | Iain Walker |
| British Ambassador to Chile | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Howard Drake |
| Succeeded by | Fiona Clouder |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Slough Grammar School |
| Alma mater | University of Surrey |
Jon Benjamin (born 19 January 1963) is a British diplomat. He is currently the British Ambassador to Mexico
Background and education[]
Jon Benjamin was brought up in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, attending Slough Grammar School. He read German and Swedish at the University of Surrey.[1]
Diplomatic career[]
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- 1986: Desk Officer for Pakistan
- 1986–1987: Desk Officer for Burma and Laos, South East Asian Department
- 1988–1991: Jakarta, Third, later Second Secretary (Political)
- 1992–1993: Head of Section for Central Asia and the Caucasus, Eastern Department
- 1993–1995: Chief-of-staff to Minister of State responsible for EU/Europe and Latin America
- 1996–1999: Ankara, First Secretary, Head of Political and Public Affairs Section
- 2000: Head of Zimbabwe Emergency Unit
- 2000–2002: Deputy Head, Drugs and International Crime Department
- 2002–2005: Head of Human Rights Policy Department
- 2005: Washington, D.C., Counsellor (Counter-terrorism and Human Rights)
- 2005–2008: New York City, Deputy Consul General & Deputy Head of Mission, subsequently Acting Consul General
- 2008–2009: New York, Secondment to Eurasia Group (political risk consultancy), Adviser to the president[2]
- 2009–2014: Ambassador to Chile[3]
- 2014–2017: High Commissioner to Ghana[4]
- 2017: Director of the Diplomatic Academy
- August 2021: Ambassador to Mexico[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Britain's Chile ambassador: The FCO's not Arabist, The Jewish Chronicle Online, 26 November 2009
- ^ Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Chile, British Embassy Buenos Aires, 17 June 2009 (via archive.org)
- ^ Ambassador's farewell reception in Chile, British Embassy Santiago, 23 January 2014
- ^ Change of High Commissioner to Ghana, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 16 January 2014
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico: Jon Benjamin" (Press release). GOV.UK. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
External links[]
- BENJAMIN, Jonathan, (Jon), Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
- Jon Benjamin, gov.uk
Categories:
- 1963 births
- Living people
- People educated at Upton Court Grammar School
- Alumni of the University of Surrey
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Chile
- High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Ghana