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Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Yemen: Simon Shercliff
Mr Simon Shercliff OBE has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen
Mr Simon Shercliff OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen in succession to Mr Edmund Fitton-Brown, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Shercliff will take up his appointment during February 2017.
Curriculum Vitae
| 2014 – present | Abuja, Deputy High Commissioner |
| 2012 – 2014 | FCO, Head, Counter Terrorism Department |
| 2011 – 2012 | FCO, Deputy Head, South Asia Department |
| 2008 – 2011 | Washington DC, First Secretary, Afghanistan/Pakistan |
| 2007 – 2008 | Kabul, Political Counsellor |
| 2006 – 2007 | Washington DC, First Secretary Strategic Threats |
| 2006 | FCO, Acting Press Secretary to the Foreign Secretary |
| 2005 – 2006 | FCO, Chief Press Officer |
| 2004 – 2005 | FCO, Head of Iran/Iraq Team, Press Office |
| 2003 – 2004 | Baghdad, Private Secretary to UK Special Representative for Iraq |
| 2003 | FCO, Head of Political Section, Iraq Policy Department |
| 2000 – 2003 | Tehran, Second Secretary Political |
| 1999 – 2000 | Language training (Farsi) |
| 1998 – 1999 | FCO, Assistant Desk Officer, Resource Planning Department |
| 1998 | Joined FCO |
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