{"id":89931,"date":"2018-03-14T14:19:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T14:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=0636f95e54831042b47c4a1775c035b6"},"modified":"2018-03-14T14:19:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T14:19:02","slug":"press-release-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-iran-in-april-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=89931","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Iran in April 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr Rob Macaire CMG has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran in succession to Mr Nicholas Hopton who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Macaire will take up his appointment in April 2018.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the appointment, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said:<\/p>\n

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Iran has an important role to play in the Middle East region, but it is essential that it does so in a constructive way \u2013 something I made clear during my visit to Tehran in December last year. The Iran deal, signed in 2015, was a huge diplomatic success. The product of years of patient and persistent diplomacy that extinguished the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.<\/p>\n

In that vein, I am pleased that Rob will be applying his wealth of international experience to the leading HMG\u2019s engagement in Tehran. We face challenges \u2013 including the ongoing cases of British dual-nationals detained in Iran \u2013 and areas for potential collaboration. I look forward to working with him across these areas.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Mr Macaire said:<\/p>\n

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I am honoured to be appointed the new British Ambassador to Iran. The UK\u2019s continued engagement with Iran is vital to our goal of making the Middle East region a safer and more stable place. I look forward to working with the Government of Iran and with international partners to preserve the nuclear deal and deepen our bilateral relationship, through constructive engagement on human rights, trade, and seeking political solutions to the conflicts in Yemen, Syria and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

CURRICULUM VITAE<\/h3>\n

Full name: \t\tRobert Macaire CMG<\/p>\n

Married to:\t\tAlice Macaire<\/p>\n

Children: Two<\/p>\n

2016 \u2013 present\tLanguage Training<\/p>\n

2011 \u2013 2016\tBG Group plc. Director of Government\/Public Affairs and Political Risk<\/p>\n

2008 \u2013 2011\tNairobi, British High Commissioner<\/p>\n

2006 \u2013 2008\tFCO, Director, Consular Services<\/p>\n

2004 \u2013 2006\tNew Delhi, Political Counsellor<\/p>\n

2002 \u2013 2004 \tFCO, Head, Counter Terrorism Policy Department<\/p>\n

1998 \u2013 2002\tWashington, First Secretary, Middle East and Counter-terrorism<\/p>\n

1998\tFCO, Head of Sierra Leone Unit, Africa Directorate<\/p>\n

1997 \u20131998\tFCO, Head of Southern Africa Section, Africa Directorate<\/p>\n

1996 \u2013 1997\tFCO, Head of MEPP Section, Near East and North Africa Department<\/p>\n

1995 \u2013 1996\tFCO, Head of Levant Section, Near East and North Africa Department<\/p>\n

1991 \u2013 1995\tBucharest, Second Secretary (Know How Fund)<\/p>\n

1990\tFCO, Falkland Islands Department<\/p>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n