Michael Nevin (diplomat)

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Michael Nevin
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British Ambassador to Iceland
Assumed office
20 September 2016 (2016-09-20)
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byStuart Gill
British High Commissioner to Malawi
In office
2012 (2012) – August 2016 (2016-08)
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Spouse(s)Sawako Newin
Children3

Michael Nevin is a British diplomat, serving since 20 September 2016 as the British Ambassador to Iceland.[1][2]

Prior to this, he was the British High Commissioner in Malawi from 2012 until August 2016.[3] He said of British aid to Malawi that the UK wants "to move from dependence to a particular kind of relationship where both countries will be able to depend on each other in different areas such as trade".[4]

Nevin joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1993. He has served in Nairobi, Lilongwe, Osaka, New York and Riyadh in various roles at the FCO. He is married to Sawako Newin and has three children.[5][6][7][8]

In August 2021 he will transfer to a different appointment within the Diplomatic Service and be succeeded as Ambassador to Iceland by Bryony Mathew.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "NATO warships remember worst Arctic convoy of WW2 with commemorations in Iceland". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  2. ^ "Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - Diplomatic list" (PDF). Department Of Protocol, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. Reykjavík. December 2018. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. ^ Gwede, Wanga (2016-06-05). "Nevin's Grand Finale: Britain envoy says Malawi needs radical change, 'nothing will come out of nothing'". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. ^ Mapondera, Godfrey (2014-11-11). "Malawi official jailed for nine years over 'Cashgate' scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  5. ^ "Michael Nevin- GOV.UK". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  6. ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iceland". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  7. ^ "Malawi turning tragedy into opportunity". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  8. ^ "Government of Iceland- Bretland". Government of Iceland- Government.is. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iceland: Bryony Mathew" (Press release). GOV.UK. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
 British High Commissioner to Malawi
2012–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by British Ambassador to Iceland
2016–present 		Incumbent
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