Simon McDonald

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Simon McDonald

Sir Simon Gerard McDonald KCMG KCVO (born March 9, 1961 in Salford , England ) is a British diplomat, Permanent Under-Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service.

Career

McDonald was educated at De La Salle College, Salford and Pembroke College , Cambridge . In 1981 he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and was deployed in Jedda , Riyadh , Bonn and Washington, DC and London. He was First Secretary to the British Foreign Secretary (2001–2003), Ambassador to Israel (2003–2006), Head of Department for Iraq at the State Department (2006–2007), Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister and Head of Overseas and Distribution Secretary of the Cabinet Office (2007–2007) 10). In October 2010 he was appointed ambassador to Germany.

In September 2016 he became Permanent Under-Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service, successor to Sir Simon Fraser . As of 2015, McDonald received a salary of between £ 180,000 and £ 184,999 from the State Department. It was one of the 328 best salaries in the UK public sector that year.

Honors

McDonald was named Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 2004 and Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 2014 on the royal birthday for his services in foreign policy and the representation of British interests appointed in Germany. During the Queen's visit to Germany in June 2015, he was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO).

family

In 1989, Simon McDonald married Olivia, daughter of Sir Patrick Wright , later Baron Wright of Richmond . The couple have four children.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b McDONALD, Simon Gerard , Who's Who 2014 , A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press Dec 2013
  2. ↑ Simon McDonald CMG, British Ambassador to Germany , gov.uk
  3. ^ Appointment of new Permanent Under Secretary to the FCO . Foreign & Commonwealth Office. July 29, 2015.
  4. ↑ Simon Fraser: Simon Fraser on Twitter . July 29, 2015. Accessed July 31, 2015: “Many congrats to @SMcDonaldFCO on his appointment as my successor @foreignoffice. Great choice. "
  5. ↑ George Parker: Top Foreign Office mandarin cautions on hollowing out UK diplomacy . In: Financial Times , July 31, 2015. 
  6. ↑ Senior Officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 - GOV.UK . December 17, 2015. Accessed March 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ No. 57155 The London Gazette December 31, 2003 page 3 PDF English
  8. ↑ No. 60895  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The London Gazette June 14, 2014 page 4 PDF English@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.thegazette.co.uk  
  9. ↑ Birthday Honors lists 2014 . HM Government. June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ No. 2360003  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The London Gazette June 30, 2015 page 2742 PDF English@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.thegazette.co.uk  
predecessor Office successor
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary
2001-2003 		Sir Geoffrey Adams
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles British Ambassador to Israel
2003-2006 		Sir Tom Phillips
Sir Michael Arthur British Ambassador to Germany
2010–2015 		Sir Sebastian Wood
Sir Simon Fraser Permanent Under-Secretary Foreign and Commonwealth Office
2015 – present 		...
personal data
SURNAME McDonald, Simon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McDonald, Sir Simon Gerard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British diplomat, Permanent Under-Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Salford , England