Michael Aron
Michael Aron (born 22 March 1959) is a British diplomat who is Ambassador to Libya.
Career
Michael Douglas Aron was educated at Exeter School, Leeds University and the Polytechnic of Central London. He taught English in Sudan before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1984. He has served at New York, Brasilia and Brussels. He was Ambassador to Kuwait 2008–09, Head of the Middle East Department at the FCO 2010–11, Ambassador to Iraq 2011–12, acting Head of Mission at Tripoli September 2012 to January 2013, and Ambassador to Libya from January 2013.[1][2][3]
After the outbreak of the Libyan Civil War in 2014, Aron supervised the evacuation of British citizens from Tripoli on the Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise. He and his remaining staff then closed the embassy and left Libya to set up a temporary office in Tunis.[4]
Family
Michael Aron is married to Rachel (née Barker) who was also a diplomat, now retired after being British Ambassador to Belgium 2007–10. They have two sons and two daughters.[5]
In 2010 it was reported that Michael Aron had been brought home early from his post in Kuwait after an affair with an embassy worker.[6]
References
- ↑ ARON, Michael Douglas, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
- ↑ Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Libya, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 14 January 2013
- ↑ Michael Aron, British Ambassador to Libya, gov.uk
- ↑ Spencer, Richard (3 August 2014). "Royal Navy evacuates 100 Britons from Libya as fighting worsens". The Telegraph (London).
- ↑ ARON, Rachel Ann Golding, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
- ↑ Our (married) man in Kuwait and pregnant embassy worker flee country after 'affair', Daily Mail, London, 1 March 2010
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Stuart Laing |
British Ambassador to Kuwait 2008–2009 |
Succeeded by Frank Baker |
| Preceded by John Jenkins |
British Ambassador to Iraq 2011–2012 |
Succeeded by Simon Collis |
| Preceded by Sir Dominic Asquith |
British Ambassador to Libya 2013–present |
Incumbent |