Timothy Morris
Timothy Morris | |
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| Ambassador of the United Kingdom to South Sudan | |
| In office 2015 – April 2017 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Ian Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Alison Blackburne |
| Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Morocco and (non-resident) to Mauritania | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Gordon Brown David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Charles Gray |
| Succeeded by | Clive Alderton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Colin Morris 17 September 1958 |
| Nationality | British |
Timothy Colin Morris (born 17 September 1958) is a British diplomat who has served as ambassador to Morocco, Mauritania,[1] and South Sudan.[2]
Career
After joining the Foreign Office in 1981, Morris received postings to Tokyo, Madrid, and Lisbon[2] as well as several posts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London. His first appointment as an ambassador was to the Kingdom of Morocco and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, simultaneously, in 2008.[3] He remained in this position until 2012, followed by a term in London, during which he was firstly Sahel co-ordinator, and then Special Envoy to the South Sudan Peace Talks, before assuming a temporary position of interim Head of Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[3] After 6 months in Kinshasa, he was appointed the fourth British Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan in 2015.[3] He was succeeded in this role by Alison Blackburne in April 2017.[4]
References
- ^ "Latest news". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Mr Tim Morris - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador South Sudan - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to South Sudan: Alison Blackburne". GOV.UK. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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- Living people
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Morocco
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Republic of the Congo
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to South Sudan
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Mauritania