Stephen Bridges

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Stephen John Bridges LVO (born 19 June 1960) was a British diplomat who served as the British Ambassador to Cambodia between 2000 and 2005, Acting and Deputy High Commissioner to Bangladesh between 2005 and 2007 and as HM Consul-General Chicago between 2013 and 2017. [1]

Early life and education[]

After completing his secondary education at Devonport High School for Boys, Bridges read International Relations at London University before completing an MA in East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds.[1] He was awarded an honorary PhD from the University of Birmingham in 2017.

Career[]

Bridges spent 33 years of his career with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which he joined in 1980.[1] He served in several different diplomatic posts in Africa and Asia, before becoming the British Ambassador to Cambodia in 2000.[1] After five years in this position, he became the Acting and Deputy High Commissioner to Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

In 2007, he resigned his diplomatic duties and became the director of a series of companies involved in natural resources and renewable energy, including Delta Pacific Mining plc (2007–2008), Managing Director of Greater Mekong Resources Co. Ltd (2008-2011) and Director of BSW Energy Ltd ( 2009–2011). He returned to diplomatic service in 2011 and was appointed HM Consul General in Chicago in 2013. He held this position until stepping down in 2017.[2]From 2017 to 2019 Bridges was a Managing Director with Grant Thornton USA LLP. Since 2019 he has been the Director UK & Ireland for the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, an Associate at the Value Circle and a Director of his own Consultancy company, Globally Bridges Ltd helping to promote transatlantic business. He is a non Executive Director of BSW Energy Malaysia SDN Bhd and non Executive Director of Veroplane Inc.

Personal life[]

Bridges married Kyung Mi in 1990.[1] He enjoys good fine and wine and walking with Indy their dog. Bridges is on the Honorary Board for the Award (The Duke Edinburgh Award programme USA) and is a member of the leadership of the Love of the Game campaign to help alleviate the impact and prevalence of concussive injuries in sport.

Bridges was awarded an LVO by HM The Queen in 1988.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f 'BRIDGES, Stephen John', Who's Who 2011, A & C Black, 2011; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2010 (accessed 24 September 2011).
  2. ^ "Stephen Bridges".


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