Martin Shearman Explained

Martin James Shearman
Office:	British Ambassador to Belgium
Termstart:	June 2019
Office2:	British High Commissioner to Uganda
Termstart2:	2008
Termend2:	2012
Monarch2:	Elizabeth II
Predecessor:	Alison Rose
Predecessor2:	Francois Gordon
Successor2:	Alison Blackburne
Alma Mater:	Trinity College, Oxford

Martin James Shearman (born 1965) is a British diplomat, who has served as the British Ambassador to Belgium since June 2019.^[1]

Early life

Martin James Shearman was born in 1965.^[2]

Shearman attended The Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells and Trinity College, Oxford.

Career

Before his assignment in Belgium, Shearman was posted in New York where he was responsible for the UK's engagement with the United Nations on development, humanitarian and human rights issues with the rank of Ambassador.^[3] He has also served as British High Commissioner to Uganda and Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria.

Personal life

Shearman is married to Miriam Shearman. They have two children.

References

1. Web site: 10 January 2019. Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Belgium during Summer 2019. GOV.UK. 1 March 2020.
2. News: Meet the Mace Most Influential Ambassadors. Mace Magazine. 11 April 2021.
3. Web site: British Ambassador to Belgium Martin Shearman CVO. GOV.UK. 1 March 2020. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright.