Derek Plumbly

Sir Derek Plumbly KCMG (born 15 May 1948) is a British diplomat who has served throughout the Arab world.

Early life

Plumbly was born in New Forest and studied politics and economics at Magdalen College, Oxford. Wanting to see the world after schooling, Plumbly signed up for the Voluntary Service Overseas, and taught for a year and a half in Sukur, a town in Pakistan's Sindh province.

Plumbly went on to study Arabic, first in Shemlan, Lebanon, where he lived with a family for a year and a half, and then at the University of Jordan with the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war.

Career

Plumbly has served in a variety of postings around the Middle East, including Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt. In February 2008 he was appointed by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to head the Assessment and Evaluation Commission, charged with monitoring the implementation of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement.^[1]

Timeline of career

• Chairman of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (2008–present)^[1][2]
• Ambassador to Egypt (2003–2007)
• Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2000–2003)
• FCO director for the Middle East and North Africa (1990s)
• Deputy head of mission in Riyadh (1988–1992)
• FCO Desk Officer for the Middle East Department (1982–1984)
• First secretary in Cairo (1977–1980)
• Second secretary in the Chancery at Jeddah (1975–1977)

See also

• Assessment and Evaluation Commission

Notes

References

• Curriculum Vitae of Sir Derek Plumbly. Assessment and Evaluation Commission web site. Retrieved on July 7, 2009.
• Nkrumah, Gamal (2005-08-10). "Sir Derek Plumbly: Regional affiliations, and more". Al-Ahram. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/754/profile.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-11.