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Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Egypt in September 2018

Sir Geoffrey Adams KCMG has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt in succession to Mr John Casson CMG.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 5 September 2018

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Sir Geoffrey Adams KCMG has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt in succession to Mr John Casson CMG. Sir Geoffrey will take up his appointment in September 2018.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full name: Geoffrey Adams

2013 to 2017	The Hague, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2009 to 2012	FCO, Director General (Political)
2009	FCO, Director, Middle East and North Africa
2006 to 2009	Tehran, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2003 to 2005	FCO, Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
2001 to 2003	Jerusalem, Consul General
1998 to 2001	Cairo, Deputy Head of Mission
1995 to 1998	Cabinet Office, European Secretariat
1991 to 1994	Pretoria/Cape Town, First Secretary and Head of Political Section
1987 to 1991	FCO, Private Secretary to the Permanent Under-Secretary
1985 to 1987	Ecole Nationale d’Administration, Paris
1982 to 1985	Jeddah, Third later Second Secretary (Political)
1979	Joined Her Majesty’s Diplomatic Service

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Published 5 September 2018