Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Sudan: Giles Lever

Published By GOV.UK [English], Mon, Mar 15, 2021 6:24 AM


Mr Giles Lever has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan in succession to Mr Irfan Siddiq OBE who has transferred to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Lever will take up his appointment during September 2021.

Curriculum vitae

Full name: Giles Lever

Married to: Gill Lever

Children: Two

Year

Role

2020 to present

Full-time Language Training (Arabic)

2018 to 2020

Kabul, Deputy Head of Mission

2014 to 2018

Hanoi, Her Majesty’s Ambassador

2013 to 2014

Full-time Language Training (Vietnamese)

2011 to 2013

Abuja, Deputy High Commissioner

2009 to 2011

Department for International Development, Head, Middle East and North Africa Department

2009

FCO, Strategy Development, Counter-Terrorism Department

2009

Erbil, Acting Consul General

2006 to 2009

FCO, Deputy Head, Iraq Group

2002 to 2006

Tokyo, First Secretary - Political, later Head, Political Section

2000 to 2002

Full-time Language Training (Japanese)

1997 to 2000

FCO, Head, Export Control Policy Section, Non-Proliferation Department

Further information

All the latest news is available on the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office page of the gov.uk website at: www.gov.uk/fcdo

Follow the FCDO on Twitter for the latest news at @FCDOGovUK

Follow the FCDO on Twitter for travel advice @FCDOtravelGovUK

Media enquiries

Email

newsdesk@fcdo.gov.uk

Telephone

020 7008 3100

Contact the FCDO Communication Team via email (monitored 24 hours a day) in the first instance, and we will respond as soon as possible.

Press release distributed by Media Pigeon on behalf of GOV.UK, on Mar 15, 2021. For more information subscribe and follow