Tom Phillips (diplomat)
Sir Tom Richard Vaughan Phillips KCMG (born 21 June 1950) is a diplomat who currently serves as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.
Career
Educated at the University of Exeter, Jesus College, Oxford and Wolfson College, Oxford, Phillips spent three years as a journalist and then undertook diplomatic postings in Zimbabwe, Israel and the United States of America.[1] Phillips became British High Commissioner to Uganda in 2000, UK Special Representative for Afghanistan in 2002 and British Ambassador to Israel in 2006.[2] He went on to be British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2010[3] and Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in 2014.[4]
Family
In 1986 Phillips married Anne de la Motte; they have two sons.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
- ↑ "Sir Tom Phillips KCMG". Chatham House. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ↑ "Sir Tom Phillips KCMG". The Von Hügel Institute. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Michael Cook |
British High Commissioner to Uganda 2000–2002 |
Succeeded by Adam Wood |
| Preceded by Sir Simon McDonald |
Ambassador to Israel 2006–2010 |
Succeeded by Matthew Gould |
| Preceded by Sir William Patey |
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by Sir John Jenkins |
| Military offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir David Bill |
Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies 2014– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |