Jon Benjamin (diplomat)
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Jon Benjamin | |
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British Ambassador to Mexico | |
Assumed office August 2021 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss |
Preceded by | Corin Robertson |
British High Commissioner to Ghana | |
In office 2014–2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Peter Jones |
Succeeded by | Iain Walker |
British Ambassador to Chile | |
In office 2009–2014 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown David Cameron |
Preceded by | Howard Drake |
Succeeded by | Fiona Clouder |
Personal details | |
Education | Slough Grammar School |
Alma mater | University of Surrey |
Jon Benjamin (born 19 January 1963) is a British diplomat. He is currently the British Ambassador to Mexico
Background and education
Jon Benjamin was brought up in Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire, attending Slough Grammar School. He read German and Swedish at the University of Surrey.[1]
Diplomatic career
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- 1986: Desk Officer for Pakistan
- 1986–1987: Desk Officer for Burma and Laos, South East Asian Department
- 1988–1991: Jakarta, Third, later Second Secretary (Political)
- 1992–1993: Head of Section for Central Asia and the Caucasus, Eastern Department
- 1993–1995: Chief-of-staff to Minister of State responsible for EU/Europe and Latin America
- 1996–1999: Ankara, First Secretary, Head of Political and Public Affairs Section
- 2000: Head of Zimbabwe Emergency Unit
- 2000–2002: Deputy Head, Drugs and International Crime Department
- 2002–2005: Head of Human Rights Policy Department
- 2005: Washington, D.C., Counsellor (Counter-terrorism and Human Rights)
- 2005–2008: New York City, Deputy Consul General & Deputy Head of Mission, subsequently Acting Consul General
- 2008–2009: New York, Secondment to Eurasia Group (political risk consultancy), Adviser to the president[2]
- 2009–2014: Ambassador to Chile[3]
- 2014–2017: High Commissioner to Ghana[4]
- 2017: Director of the Diplomatic Academy
- August 2021: Ambassador to Mexico[5]
See also
References
- ^ Britain's Chile ambassador: The FCO's not Arabist, The Jewish Chronicle Online, 26 November 2009
- ^ Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Chile, British Embassy Buenos Aires, 17 June 2009 (via archive.org)
- ^ Ambassador's farewell reception in Chile, British Embassy Santiago, 23 January 2014
- ^ Change of High Commissioner to Ghana, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 16 January 2014
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico: Jon Benjamin" (Press release). GOV.UK. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
External links
- BENJAMIN, Jonathan, (Jon), Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
- Jon Benjamin, gov.uk
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- People educated at Upton Court Grammar School
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- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Chile
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