Press release

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Afghanistan: Nicholas Kay

Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 27 July 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in succession to Mr Dominic Jermey CVO OBE. Sir Nicholas will take up his appointment in August 2017.

Curriculum Vitae

Full name:

Sir Nicholas Kay KCMG

2016 – present	United Kingdom Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa
2013 – 2016	Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)
2012 – 2013	FCO, Director Africa
2010 – 2012	FCO, Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan
2007 – 2010	FCO, Ambassador to Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo
2006 – 2007	UK Regional Co-ordinator Southern Afghanistan
2002 – 2006	FCO, Deputy Head of Mission, Madrid
2000 – 2002	FCO, Deputy Head, Policy Planning Staff
1997 – 2000	FCO, Deputy Head of Mission, Havana
1995 – 1997	FCO, Head, Pakistan and Afghanistan Section, South Asian Department
1988 – 1990	Founder, Leading Edge Training Systems
1980 – 1994	English language teacher in Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Peru, Brazil, Spain and the UK

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Published 27 July 2017