{"id":59750,"date":"2015-07-29T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=f8889e3a9f7e3283249a2ce75987abe8"},"modified":"2015-07-29T17:18:12","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T17:18:12","slug":"news-story-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=59750","title":{"rendered":"News story: Change of Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated:<\/em> Update to name and date. <\/p>\n

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Sir Sebastian Wood KCMG has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in succession to Sir Simon McDonald KCMG, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Sir Sebastian will take up his appointment during September 2015.<\/p>\n

Sir Sebastian joined the FCO in 1983 and has served in Bangkok, Hong Kong, Washington and most recently as the British Ambassador to China from 2010 to 2015. <\/p>\n

Curriculum Vitae<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full name<\/td>\nSir James Sebastian Lamin Wood KCMG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Married to<\/td>\nSirinat Wood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Children<\/td>\nOne son and three daughters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2010 – 2015<\/td>\nBeijing, Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008 \u2013 2009<\/td>\nSecondment to Rolls-Royce Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005 \u2013 2008<\/td>\nFCO, Director Asia Pacific<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001 \u2013 2005<\/td>\nWashington, Counsellor Political<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000 – 2001<\/td>\nHarvard University, Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998 \u2013 2000<\/td>\nPrincipal Private Secretary to the Cabinet Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996 \u2013 1998<\/td>\nFCO, Security Policy Department then United Nations Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994 \u2013 1996<\/td>\nHong Kong, First Secretary UKREP Joint Liaison Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992 \u2013 1994<\/td>\nHong Kong, First Secretary and Consul for Macau BTC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nMandarin Language Training (Taiwan)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989 \u2013 1991<\/td>\nFCO, Security Policy Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986 \u2013 1989<\/td>\nBangkok, Second later First Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nThai Language Training (Thailand)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nFCO, European Community Department (External)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n