{"id":93590,"date":"2018-07-05T08:56:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T08:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=7ba0f251281907cfbd15069f74ced33a"},"modified":"2018-07-05T08:56:26","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T08:56:26","slug":"press-release-change-of-her-majestys-ambassador-to-the-democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-in-december-2018-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=93590","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Change of Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea in December 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mr Colin Crooks LVO has been appointed Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea in succession to Mr Alastair Morgan. Mr Crooks will take up his appointment in December 2018.<\/p>\n

CURRICULUM VITAE<\/h3>\n

Full name: \t\t\tColin James Crooks<\/p>\n

Married to:\t\t\tYoung-kee Crooks<\/p>\n

Children:\t Two<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2015 to present<\/td>\nBeijing, Minister Counsellor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011 to 2015<\/td>\nEU Delegation Jakarta, Deputy Head of Mission, later Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires (on loan to European External Action Service)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009 to 2011<\/td>\nFCO, Deputy Head, South East Asia Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nFCO, Senior Policy Adviser on North Korea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nPyongyang, Charg\u00e9 d\u2019Affaires<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nOn loan to Cabinet Office – Stabilisation Adviser<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006 to 2008<\/td>\nFCO, Deputy Programme Director, Corporate Services<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002 to 2006<\/td>\nWashington, First Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000 to 2002<\/td>\nFCO, Principal Speechwriter to the Foreign Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999 to 2000<\/td>\nFCO, Head of Section, European Union Directorate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995 to 1999<\/td>\nSeoul, Second Secretary, later First Secretary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993 to 1995<\/td>\nLanguage Training (Korean)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992 to 1993<\/td>\nFCO, Desk Officer, Latin America Department<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nJoined FCO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further information<\/h3>\n