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Sir Andrew John Pocock KCMG (born 23 August 1955) is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS 2012–15.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Trinidad and Tobago to John and Vida Pocock, Andrew Pocock was educated at St Mary's College, Trinidad, Queen Mary, University of London (BA, MA) and Peterhouse, Cambridge (PhD).
Career
[edit]Pocock joined the Foreign Office in 1981.[1] He has been stationed in Lagos (1983-1986),[1] Washington DC, United States (1988-1992), Canberra (1997-2001),[1] Dar es Salaam (2003-2006), Harare, Zimbabwe (2006-2009),[1] Canada (2011-2012)[1] and Nigeria (2012–15).[1] In July 2015 the Foreign Office announced that Pocock was to retire from the Diplomatic Service.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Pocock is married to Julie Pocock.[1]
Honours
[edit]In 2016, he was awarded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation by the Archbishop of Canterbury "for his service to peace and stability in Nigeria".[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Change of British High Commissioner to Nigeria". Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-25., Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 24 October 2012
- ↑ Change of British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 23 July 2015
- ↑ "The Archbishop of Canterbury's Awards: Lambeth Palace" (PDF). Archbishop of Canterbury. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- POCOCK, Dr Andrew John, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
- Dr Andrew Pocock, gov.uk
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- Alumni of Queen Mary University of London
- Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge
- High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Tanzania
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Zimbabwe
- High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Canada
- High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Nigeria
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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