{"id":80689,"date":"2017-04-11T16:22:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T16:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=c11b5c9b775b7567d25d4f7f26f4f2db"},"modified":"2017-04-11T16:22:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T16:22:34","slug":"press-release-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-oman-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=80689","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr Hamish Cowell CMG has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman in succession to Mr Jonathan Wilks CMG, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Cowell will take up his appointment during September 2017.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Vitae<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full name<\/td>\nHamish Cowell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Married to<\/td>\nShadi Khan Kasmai Cowell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Children<\/td>\nThree 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\n
2013 \u2013 2016<\/td>\nTunis, Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012 \u2013 2013<\/td>\nFCO, Head, North Africa Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011 \u2013 2012<\/td>\nFCO, Head, Libya Crisis Unit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010 \u2013 2011<\/td>\nFCO, Private Secretary, Minister of State<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005 \u2013 2009<\/td>\nParis, First Secretary, later Head, International Policy Team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004 \u2013 2005<\/td>\nSecondment to Quai d\u2019Orsay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001 \u2013 2004<\/td>\nUKRep Brussels, First Secretary, Middle East Issues<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000 \u2013 2001<\/td>\nMiddle East Research Associate, International Institute for Strategic Studies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nNo.10, Downing Street Press Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999 \u2013 2000<\/td>\nFCO, Foreign Secretary\u2019s Speechwriter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996 \u2013 1999<\/td>\nCairo, Head, Political, Economic & Development Sections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994 \u2013 1996<\/td>\nFCO, Desk Officer, Common Foreign & Security Policy Unit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992 \u2013 1994<\/td>\nTehran, Deputy Head of Mission & First Secretary Political<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989 \u2013 1992<\/td>\nColombo, Second Secretary, Political and Press<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987 \u2013 1988<\/td>\nFCO, Assistant Desk Officer, Iran\/Iraq, Middle East Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n