Press release
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Yemen: Richard Oppenheim
Mr Richard Oppenheim has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen in succession to Mr Michael Aron. Mr Oppenheim will take up his appointment in July 2021.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Richard Oppenheim
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2018 to present | Riyadh, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2017 to 2018 | Cabinet Office, Deputy Director and Commonwealth Envoy, Commonwealth Summit Unit |
| 2017 | FCO, Prosperity Fund Transition Co-ordinator, Economic Diplomacy Directorate |
| 2015 to 2017 | Tokyo, Counsellor – Political (Security/External) |
| 2011 to 2015 | Tokyo, First Secretary – Climate Change and Energy |
| 2010 | Full-time Language Training (Japanese) |
| 2007 to 2009 | Baghdad, First Secretary and Head of Political Section |
| 2005 to 2007 | Muscat, Second Secretary – Political, Press and Public Affairs; Baghdad Temporary duty (one month) in 2007 as Head of Crisis Management Team; Basra Temporary duty (one month) 2006 as Head of Chancery |
| 2004 to 2005 | Full-time Language Training (Arabic) |
| 2003 | New York, Committee Support Office, UK Permanent Mission to the UN |
| 2002 to 2003 | FCO, Desk Officer, EU Enlargement/Turkey/Cyprus, Europe Directorate (External) |
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Published 6 January 2021