Appointment of Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Afghanistan
Mr Robert Chatterton Dickson has been appointed Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the UK Mission to Afghanistan in succession to Mr Hugo Shorter
Robert Chatterton Dickson
Mr Robert Chatterton Dickson has been appointed Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the UK Mission to Afghanistan, currently based in Doha, in succession to Mr Hugo Shorter who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Chatterton Dickson will take up his appointment during July 2023.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Robert Chatterton Dickson
Married to: Teresa Albor
Children: Two
Stepchildren: Two
Place of Birth: Plymouth, UK
| Date | Role |
|---|---|
| 2019 to 2023 | Dhaka, British High Commissioner |
| 2018 to 2019 | FCO, Additional Director, West Balkans Programme |
| 2015 to 2018 | Cabinet Office, Director, National Security Secretariat |
| 2013 to 2015 | Kabul, Deputy Ambassador and Chargé d’Affairesr |
| 2010 to 2013 | Chicago, HM Consul General |
| 2007 to 2010 | FCO, Head of Counter Terrorism Department |
| 2004 to 2007 | Skopje, HM Ambassador |
| 2003 to 2004 | FCO, Review of Travel Advice for the Foreign Secretary |
| 2003 | FCO, Iraq Policy Department, Deputy Director |
| 2000 to 2003 | FCO, Security Policy Department, Head of NATO Section |
| 1997 to 2000 | Washington, Press Officer then Private Secretary to HM Ambassador |
| 1995 to 1996 | FCO, United Nations Department, Head of Peacekeeping Section |
| 1991 to 1994 | Manila, Political and Press Officer |
| 1990 to 1991 | FCO, Security Policy Department, Nuclear Section, Desk Officer |
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