Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Yemen: Richard Oppenheim

Published By GOV.UK [English], Wed, Jan 6, 2021 7:55 AM


Curriculum vitae

Full name: Richard Oppenheim

Dates

Role

2018 to present

Riyadh, Deputy Head of Mission

2017 to 2018

Cabinet Office, Deputy Director and Commonwealth Envoy, Commonwealth Summit Unit

2017

FCO, Prosperity Fund Transition Co-ordinator, Economic Diplomacy Directorate

2015 to 2017

Tokyo, Counsellor – Political (Security/External)

2011 to 2015

Tokyo, First Secretary – Climate Change and Energy

2010

Full-time Language Training (Japanese)

2007 to 2009

Baghdad, First Secretary and Head of Political Section

2005 to 2007

Muscat, Second Secretary – Political, Press and Public Affairs; Baghdad Temporary duty (one month) in 2007 as Head of Crisis Management Team; Basra Temporary duty (one month) 2006 as Head of Chancery

2004 to 2005

Full-time Language Training (Arabic)

2003

New York, Committee Support Office, UK Permanent Mission to the UN

2002 to 2003

FCO, Desk Officer, EU Enlargement/Turkey/Cyprus, Europe Directorate (External)

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