{"id":59545,"date":"2015-07-23T12:45:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T12:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=0ce97635eecbafa3a01feecbf7e9839e"},"modified":"2015-07-23T12:45:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T12:45:44","slug":"press-release-change-of-british-high-commissioner-to-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=59545","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of British High Commissioner to Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr Paul Arkwright has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria in succession to Sir Andrew Pocock KCMG, who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Mr Arkwright will take up his appointment during September.<\/p>\n

CURRICULUM VITAE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full name:<\/td>\nPaul Thomas Arkwright<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Married to:<\/td>\nPatricia Anne Holland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Children:<\/td>\nOne son & one daughter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013 \u2013 present<\/td>\nFCO, Director, Multilateral Policy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009 \u2013 2013<\/td>\nThe Hague, Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006 \u2013 2009<\/td>\nFCO, Head, Counter-Proliferation Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nFCO Participant in Higher Command and Staff Course, Defence Academy Shrivenham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001 \u2013 2005<\/td>\nUKDEL NATO, Political Counsellor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998 \u2013 2001<\/td>\nParis, First Secretary Political<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997 \u2013 1998<\/td>\nSecondment to Quai d\u2019Orsay, Paris, UN & International Organisations department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993 \u2013 1997<\/td>\nUKMis New York, First Secretary Political<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991 \u2013 1993<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Conventional Arms Section Non Proliferation & Defence Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988 \u2013 1991<\/td>\nBritish Military Government Berlin (later British Embassy, Berlin Office), Second Secretary Political<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987 \u2013 1988<\/td>\nFCO, Desk Officer, Hong Kong Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nJoined FCO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n

UK in Nigeria<\/a> <\/p>\n