Andrew Jonathan Mitchell Explained

Andrew Mitchell
Office:British Ambassador to Germany
Predecessor:Jill Gallard
Office1:British Ambassador to Sweden
Termstart1:2006
Termend1:2011
Primeminister1:Tony Blair
Gordon Brown
David Cameron
Monarch1:Elizabeth II
Predecessor1:Anthony Cary
Successor1:Paul Johnston
Birth Date:7 March 1967

Andrew Jonathan Mitchell (born 7 March 1967) is a British ambassador and civil servant. From September 2024, he will serve as British ambassador to Germany.[1]

Career

Mitchell joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1991, serving in Bonn and Kathmandu as well as in the UK.[2] He was appointed British Ambassador to Sweden in 2007, serving for four years.

Returning to the UK, Mitchell was the Foreign Office's director for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, and thence for prosperity for three years until 2014.[3] He then moved to the private sector, working as international director for M-Integrated Solutions for three years from 2015, before returning to government in 2018 as HM Trade Commissioner for Europe.[4]

In 2020, Mitchell moved to the Department for International Trade as director-general overseeing "markets and supply chains", from 2021 "exports and UK trade", and from 2023 "domestic and international markets and exports" in the renamed Department for Business and Trade.

Honours

Mitchell was appointed a Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in New Year Honours for 2013, "for services to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games".[5]

References

  1. Web site: Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Germany: Andrew Mitchell . 2024-04-14 . GOV.UK . en.
  2. Web site: Mitchell, Andrew Jonathan, (born 7 March 1967) . 2024-04-14 . Who's Who . en . 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245336.
  3. News: Whitefield . Mimi . 2014-09-28 . Q&A with Andrew Mitchell, British diplomat in charge of prosperity . 2024-04-14 . Miami Herald.
  4. News: Griffiths . Katherine . 2018-07-06 . Former ambassador given key role for Europe . 2024-04-14 . . en . 0140-0460.
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