{"id":54905,"date":"2015-03-09T15:10:21","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T15:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=cd1a32c4779fb5037e7bfd0d09334a00"},"modified":"2015-03-10T11:15:06","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T11:15:06","slug":"press-release-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-kyrgyz-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=54905","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to Kyrgyz Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated:<\/em> Added translation<\/p>\n

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Mr Robin Ord-Smith MVO has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic in succession to Ms Judith Farnworth, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Ord-Smith will take up his appointment during June 2015.<\/p>\n

Mr Ord-Smith joined the FCO in 1989 and has served in a number of diplomatic roles at home and overseas, including in Algeria, Romania, Malaysia, Germany, Japan and Iraq. <\/p>\n

Mr Ord-Smith has also spent time seconded to the private sector as Marketing Manager Japan for BAE SYSTEMS and to the German Foreign Ministry and as Assistant Private Secretary to His Royal Highness The Duke of York. Mr Ord-Smith was Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan from 2012 until December 2014.<\/p>\n

On his appointment as Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr Ord-Smith said:<\/p>\n

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I am delighted and honoured to be appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic and very much look forward to returning to Bishkek and Central Asia. I hope to build on the achievements of the current Ambassador and the Embassy team and to further develop bilateral relations for the benefit of both Kyrgyzstan and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CURRICULUM VITAE<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full name<\/td>\nRobin Jeremy Ord-Smith MVO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012 \u2013 present<\/td>\nDushanbe, Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010 \u2013 2011<\/td>\nUKTI, Policy & Communications Strategist, High Value Opportunities Programme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007 \u2013 2010<\/td>\nAssistant Private Secretary to His Royal Highness The Duke of York, KG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006 \u2013 2007<\/td>\nTokyo, Director Trade Promotion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003 \u2013 2006<\/td>\nTokyo, First Secretary Commercial<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002 \u2013 2003<\/td>\nTokyo, Innovation UK Campaign Director<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001 \u2013 2002<\/td>\nMarketing Manager Japan, BAE Systems Tokyo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000 \u2013 2001<\/td>\nLanguage Training (Japanese)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999 \u2013 2000<\/td>\nFCO, Deputy Head, Indonesia and East Timor Section<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nLegationsrat Erster Klasse, Auswaertiges Amt, Bonn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nKuala Lumpur, Second Secretary State Visit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994 \u2013 1997<\/td>\nKuala Lumpur, Third Secretary Political, Press and Public Affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991 \u2013 1994<\/td>\nBucharest, Vice Consul<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nAlgiers, Entry Clearance Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990 \u2013 1991<\/td>\nFCO, Kuwait Emergency Unit, Consular Unit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989 \u2013 1990<\/td>\nFCO, Assistant Desk Officer, Germany Section, WED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n