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Appointment of Her Majesty’s Ambassador Designate to Lebanon

Hugo Shorter has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador Designate to Lebanon

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 3 September 2015

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Hugo Shorter has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador Designate to Lebanon in succession to Tom Fletcher who took up another appointment outside the FCO. He will be assuming his post initially as Charge D’Affaires with immediate effect.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full name:	Hugo Shorter
Partner/Spouse:	Laura Shorter
Children:	One daughter and two sons

2012 – 2015	FCO, Head, Europe Directorate External
2007 – 2012	Paris, Counsellor, Europe & Global issues
2004 – 2007	Brasilia, Deputy Head of Mission
2001 – 2004	FCO, Deputy Head North East Asia & Pacific Department
2000 – 2001	Private Secretary to Minister of State
1998 – 2000	FCO, Head, Trade Policy Section, EU Department-External
1994 – 1998	UKDel NATO, Second, later First Secretary
1992 – 1993	Attachment to École Nationale d’Administration, Paris
1990 – 1992	FCO, Desk Officer Spain & Portugal, Southern European Department
1990	Joined FCO

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Published 3 September 2015