{"id":82969,"date":"2017-07-26T10:50:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T10:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=6a33b697e7c690a93daee58185be38a1"},"modified":"2017-07-26T10:50:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T10:50:51","slug":"press-release-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-iraq-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=82969","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr Jon Wilks CMG has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq in succession to Mr Frank Baker OBE who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Wilks will take up his appointment in November 2017.<\/p>\n

CURRICULUM VITAE<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Full name: \t\t\tJonathan Paul Wilks CMG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Married to:\t\t\tMs Patricia Haslach<\/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\n\n
2014 \u2013 present<\/td>\nMuscat, Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nUK Special Envoy for Syria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012 \u2013 2013<\/td>\nUK Special Envoy to the Syrian opposition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nShrivenham, Higher Command and Staff Course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010 \u2013 2011<\/td>\nSana\u2019a, Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009 \u2013 2010<\/td>\nBaghdad, Deputy Head of Mission<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007 \u2013 2009<\/td>\nDubai, British Government Arabic Spokesman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005 \u2013 2007<\/td>\nFCO, Deputy Head, Security Policy Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004 \u2013 2005<\/td>\nFCO, Deputy Head (Political), Iraq Group<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nBaghdad, Deputy Head, British Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002 \u2013 2003<\/td>\nCabinet Office (secondment), Iraq Analyst, Assessments Staff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999 \u2013 2002<\/td>\nSpecial Unpaid Leave (Academic Sabbatical)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996 \u2013 1999<\/td>\nRiyadh, First Secretary (Economic)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993 \u2013 1996<\/td>\nKhartoum, Second Secretary (Political, Press and Public Affairs)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991 \u2013 1993<\/td>\nLondon and Cairo, Full-time Arabic Language training<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990 \u2013 1991<\/td>\nFCO, Assistant Desk Officer Iran, Middle East Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nJoined FCO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n