Ian Richards

Biography

Ian Richards succeeded David Ward as British Ambassador to Eritrea in July 2016.

Ian Richards has served as a UK diplomat in Shanghai, Beijing, Caracas, and as interim head of post at the UK embassies in Ashgabat, Bamako and Conakry.

He has served at the London headquarters of the UK’s trade and investment promotion agency, at the Commission for Africa in London, and on secondment to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.