Nigel Casey

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Nigel Philip Casey
CMG MVO
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British High Commissioner to South Africa
Assumed office
April 2017
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byDame Judith Macgregor
British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
September 2011 – 2013
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byMichael Tatham
Succeeded byEdward Ferguson
Personal details
Born (1969-05-29) May 29, 1969 (age 52)
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford

Nigel Philip Casey CMG MVO (born 29 May 1969) is a British diplomat, who served as the British High Commissioner to South Africa from April 2017 until April 2021 and as the British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina from September 2011 until 2013.

Early life[]

Nigel Philip Casey was born on 29 May 1969 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire to Michael Casey and of Josephine Casey.[1]

Casey was educated at Rockport School, an independent school in Holywood, County Down, Blundell’s School, an independent school in Tiverton, Devon.[1] Casey attended Balliol College, Oxford from 1987 to 1990, graduating with a BA (Hons) in Modern History.[1]

Career[]

Casey joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1991.[1]

Casey was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in 1995.[1]

Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

Casey was appointed the British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina in September 2011.[2]

Casey left this appointment in 2013.[1]

Casey worked as the Private Secretary to the Prime Minister for Foreign Policy from 2014 to 2016.[1]

High Commissioner to South Africa[]

Casey was appointed the British High Commissioner to South Africa in April 2017.[3]

Casey was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 2017.[1]

In August 2019, Casey said that Brexit would be an opportunity for South Africa, and that he was confident South Africa would be on the list of post-Brexit business partners.[4]

Casey left this appointment in April 2021.[5]

Personal life[]

Casey married his wife, Clare Crocker, in 2002.[1] They have two children, a son and a daughter.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Casey, Nigel Philip". Who's Who. 1 December 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U254592. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Nigel Casey MVO - GOV.UK". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Du Plessis, Carien (25 June 2017). "The UK's new man in SA". News24. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ Fabricius, Peter (12 August 2019). "Brexit will be good for South Africa, says the UK High Commissioner". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ Fabricius, Peter (11 April 2021). "Former British High Commissioner Nigel Casey notes 'real revival' of political relations with South Africa". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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