Press release

Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain - August 2019

Roderick Drummond has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Published: 8 April 2019

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Mr Roderick Drummond has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Mr Roderick Drummond has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain in succession to Mr Simon Martin CMG. Mr Drummond will take up his appointment in August 2019.

Curriculum vitae

Full name: Roderick Drummond

2016 to Present	FCO, Director Security, Estates and Security Directorate
2013 to 2016	Suva, High Commissioner and Head South Pacific Network
2009 to 2013	Riyadh, Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General
2008 to 2009	London, pre-posting training and Arabic refresher
2007 to 2008	Doha, Chargé d’Affaires
2004 to 2007	Damascus, Deputy Head of Mission
2002 to 2004	Amman, Deputy Head of Mission
1999 to 2002	Brussels, UKRep, RELEX Counsellor
1998 to 1999	Brussels, UKRep, Desk Officer Middle East
1996 to 1998	Johannesburg, Deputy Consul General
1992 to 1995	FCO, Head, West Africa Section, Africa Directorate
1992	FCO, Sanctions Desk, Eastern Adriatic Unit
1988 to 1992	Algiers, Second Secretary Political/ Economic/ Press
1986 to 1987	FCO, Full-time Arabic Language Training
1985 to 1986	FCO, Desk Officer, Philippines and Indonesia

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Published 8 April 2019