Press release

Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Egypt: Gareth Bayley

Mr Gareth Bayley OBE has been appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Curriculum vitae

Full name: Gareth Bayley

Dates Role
2017 to 2021 FCDO, Director, South Asia and Afghanistan Directorate; Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan; Deputy Senior Responsible Owner, National Strategy Implementation Group South Asia
2014 to 2017 FCO, UK Special Representative for Syria
2014 FCO, Additional Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate
2011 to 2014 FCO, Deputy Head then Acting Head, Conflict Department
2010 to 2011 Princeton University, Mid-Career Fellow Public Policy
2009 to 2010 Office of the Quartet Representative, Chief of Staff to Quartet Representative
2008 to 2009 UK Mission to UN New York, Deputy Head – Political
2006 to 2008 UK Mission to UN New York, Head, Middle East / New Threats - Political
2005 to 2006 FCO, Deputy Head, Iraq Policy Unit
2004 to 2005 Baghdad, First Secretary – Political
2004 Baghdad, Spokesperson, Coalition Provisional Authority
2002 to 2004 FCO, Deputy European Correspondent, Common Foreign and Security Policy Group
2002 Kabul, First Secretary – Political
1998 to 2002 Cairo, Second Secretary – Political/Press
1996 to 1998 Full-time Language Training (Arabic)
1995 to 1996 FCO, Desk Officer, South Africa Team)
1995 Joined FCO

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Published 18 May 2021