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Philip John Parham CMG (born 14 August 1960 [citation needed]) is a British diplomat. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford.
- Biography
- Previous roles in government
Philip Parham was the UK government’s Envoy to the Commonwealth from June 2018 to October 2021. He was also the Special Envoy for the UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020 which took place in London in January 2020.
Previously Philip was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from July 2014 until June 2018. Before that he was the UK’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York York (2009 to 2013), and British High Commissioner to Tanzania (2006 to 2009).
Philip joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1993 after working for 10 years as an investment banker with Morgan Grenfell and then Barclays. He spent 6 of those 10 years in Japan, and was a Director of Barclays de Zoete Wedd Limited before switching careers.
Philip’s first FCO job was Head of the Pakistan/Afghanistan Section from 1993 to 1994. In 1995 he was Private Secretary to the FCO Minister covering Americas, South and South-East Asia, Public Diplomacy, Consular and Visa work and (in the House of Commons) Africa and International Development. He served for a short period in the FCO Policy Planning Staff before serving in the British Embassy in Washington covering UN, Africa and Asia business from 1996 to 2000. At the start of his Washington role, he was seconded for 3 months to the US State Department’s East Asia and Pacific Bureau.
From 2000 to 2003, Philip served in Riyadh, as Director Trade & Investment for Saudi Arabia. On return to the FCO in London, he was Head of the Iraq Operations Unit 2003 to 2004, then Head of the Counter-Terrorism Policy Department 2004 to 2006.
His wife Kasia is a teacher and writer. They met at Oxford University and now have 2 daughters and 5 sons.
Philip Parham CMG Philip has served as a British diplomat since 1993 and is currently on secondment to the Ministry of Defence as Director of the Faculty for National Security & Senior Directing Staff at the Royal College of Defence Studies.
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6. Sept. 2021 · As UK Commonwealth Envoy since the Heads of Government meeting in London in 2018, Philip Parham has played a central role in ensuring commitments from member states on girls education, trade,...
25. Apr. 2014 · Mr Philip Parham. Mr Philip Parham will succeed Mr Dominic Jermey CVO OBE, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Parham will take up his appointment during...
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