Geoffrey Adams
Sir Geoffrey Doyne Adams KCMG (born June 11, 1957 ) is a British diplomat .
Life
Geoffrey Adams studied Islamic history and Middle Eastern politics at Eton College , where he was a King's Scholar, and at Oxford University . He joined the foreign service in 1979. He was employed in Saudi Arabia , France, South Africa and Egypt . From 2001 to 2003 he was Consul General in Jerusalem . From 2003 to 2005 he was the private secretary of British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw . He then served as Ambassador to Tehran from April 1, 2006 to March 2009 . He currently heads the Policy Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office .
He is Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), and on Elizabeth II's birthday on April 21, 2008 , he was made Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Andrew Kealy |
British Consul General in Jerusalem 2001–2003 |
John Jenkins |
| Richard John Dalton |
British Ambassador to Tehran 2006–2009 |
Simon Gass |
| Mark Lyall Grant | Politics Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2009 -... |
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adams, Geoffrey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adams, Geoffrey Doyne (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1957 |