Press release
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq: Mark Bryson-Richardson
Mr Mark Bryson-Richardson MBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq in succession to Mr Stephen Hickey. Mr Bryson-Richardson will take up his appointment during July 2021.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Mark Bryson-Richardson
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Full-time language training (Arabic) |
| 2019 to 2020 | DFID / FCDO, Director, Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe |
| 2014 to 2019 | Cross Whitehall, Director, Stabilisation Unit |
| 2013 to 2014 | Baghdad, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2013 | Mogadishu, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2011 to 2012 | FCO, Head, Libya Group, Middle East Operations |
| 2008 to 2010 | Kabul, Political Counsellor |
| 2008 | Khartoum, Deputy Head of Mission (temporary duty) |
| 2006 to 2008 | FCO, Head, Middle East Peace Process Team |
| 2003 to 2006 | Khartoum, Deputy Head of Mission and Head, Political and Press Sections |
| 2000 to 2002 | Full-time language training (Arabic) |
| 1999 to 2000 | FCO, Desk Officer, European Union - Gibraltar |
| 1999 | Joined FCO |
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