Tom Fletcher
Biography
Tom Fletcher, CMG was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic from August 2011 to July 2015.
Tom was born in Kent, and studied at Harvey Grammar School (Folkestone) and Oxford University (Hertford College), graduating with a First class degree in Modern History. He has an MA in Modern History, and is a Senior Associate Member of St Anthony’s College for International Studies, Oxford.
He is married to Louise Fletcher and they have two sons, Charles (born 2006) and Theodore (born 2011). Tom enjoys political history, cricket (Strollers CC), and mountains, and is the co-founder of 2020 (a progressive think tank).
Tom was awarded the Companion of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2011 New Year’s Honours, for services to the Prime Minister.
Previous roles
- August 2011: HM Ambassador to Lebanon
- 2010: Foreign Policy Adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron, 10 Downing Street. Also Prime Minister’s adviser on Northern Ireland.
- 2007-10: Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Security and Development to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, 10 Downing Street. Also Prime Minister’s adviser on Northern Ireland.
- 2004-7: Head of International Policy, British Embassy, Paris.
- 2003-4: Private Secretary to FCO Minister Chris Mullin.
- 2002-3: Private Secretary to FCO Minister Baroness Valerie Amos.
- 1998-2002: Second Secretary, British High Commission, Nairobi.
- 1997-8: Middle East desk, Foreign Office, London.
- 1994: teacher of English to Arabic students in the Middle East.