Patrick Moody

Biography

Patrick currently serves as Additional Director, Middle East and North Africa at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He served as the British Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates between July 2018 and April 2023.

He has served overseas in Mexico, the UK Delegation to NATO and as Deputy High Commissioner in Malaysia. He has had a wide range of responsibilities in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office including as acting Director South Asia and Afghanistan, as well as working on Southern Europe, the Balkans, Africa, international financial crime, and trade promotion policy.

He has also been the Director for International Policy in the UK Border Agency, and Head of Border policy in the Home Office.