Sir Laurie Bristow KCMG

Biography

Sir Laurie Bristow was her Majesty’s Ambassador to Afghanistan from June to November 2021. Prior to this, Sir Laurie Bristow was the COP26 Regional Ambassador to the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia.

Previously Sir Laurie was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, from January 2016 until January 2020, and before that he held the following roles:

2012 to 2015 Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), Director, National Security
2010 to 2012 FCO, Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
2007 to 2010 Moscow, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission
2004 to 2007 Baku, Her Majesty’s Ambassador
2003 FCO, Deputy Director, Iraq Planning Unit/Iraq Policy Unit
2002 to 2003 NATO Defence College, Rome (Senior Officers’ course)
1999 to 2002 Ankara, Head of Political Section
1996 to 1998 FCO, Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Europe
1995 to 1996 FCO, Head of Trade Policy Section, Europe Union Department
1995 FCO, Gibraltar Desk, Southern European Department
1992 to 1995 Bucharest, Second Secretary
1990 to 1991 FCO, Taiwan Desk Officer, Far Eastern Department

Personal information

  • Married to: Fiona
  • Children: 2 sons

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