词条 | Simon Smith (diplomat) |
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| honorific-prefix = His Excellency | name = Simon Smith | honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CMG}} | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = File:Simonsmith.jpg | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = | order = | office = British Ambassador to South Korea | monarch = | term_start = 2018 | term_end = | primeminister = | predecessor = Charles Hay | successor = | order2 = | office2 = British Ambassador to Ukraine | monarch2 = | term_start2 = 2012 | term_end2 = 2015 | primeminister2 = | predecessor2 = Leigh Turner | successor2 = Judith Gough | order3 = | office3 = British Ambassador to Austria | monarch3 = | term_start3 = 2007 | term_end3 = 2012 | primeminister3 = | predecessor3 = John Macgregor | successor3 = Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque | birth_name = Simon John Meredith Smith | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1958|1|14}} | birth_place = Wegberg, Germany | residence = | nationality = British | other_names = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = Clifton College | alma_mater = Wadham College, Oxford | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = | notable_works = | style = | influences = | influenced = | home_town = | salary = | net_worth = | height = | weight = | television = | boards = | religion = | denomination = | criminal_charge = | criminal_penalty = | criminal_status = | spouse = Sian Stickings | partner = | children = 2 daughters | parents = | relatives = | callsign = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | blank1 = | data1 = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | website = | footnotes = | box_width = }} Simon John Meredith Smith {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CMG}} (born 14 January 1958) is a British diplomat who is ambassador to the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Early lifeSmith attended the Triple C School in Grand Cayman, then Clifton College. From Wadham College, Oxford, he gained a BA in Modern Languages in 1980. CareerFrom 1981–86 Smith worked at the Department of Employment. He joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1986 and has held positions in London, Tokyo, and as Counsellor (Economic/Commercial) in Moscow 1998–2002.[1] AmbassadorFrom 2007 to 2012 Smith served as Ambassador to Austria, based in Vienna, and as the UK's representative to many UN and international organisations in Vienna, including as the UK's Governor on the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency.[1] His transfer to Kiev as Ambassador to Ukraine was announced on 13 October 2011[1] and he took up the appointment in 2012.[4] He was replaced in 2015.[2] After a brief spell in London and Korean language training, he was appointed Ambassador to South Korea[3] and took up the post in March 2018.[4] Personal lifeSmith married Sian Stickings in 1984. She was appointed MBE "for services to the local and British communities in Russia" in the 2003 New Year Honours,[5] following Smith's service in Moscow. They have two daughters. References{{Refbegin}}
1. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?id=669483282&view=PressR |title=Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Ukraine |publisher=Foreign & Commonwealth Office |work=press release |date=13 October 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015223526/http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/news/latest-news/?id=669483282&view=PressR |archivedate=15 October 2011}} 2. ^Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Ukraine, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 26 March 2015 3. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-the-republic-of-korea--2 |title=Change of Her Majesty'’s Ambassador to the Republic of Korea |publisher=Foreign & Commonwealth Office |date=3 February 2017}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/03/22/2018032201541.html |title=New U.K. Ambassador No Stranger to Korea |date=22 March 2018 |newspaper=The Chosun Ilbo}} 5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=56797 |supp=y |page=25 |date=31 December 2002}} Video clips
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