Neil Crompton (diplomat) explained

Neil Crompton
Office:British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
Primeminister:Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
Predecessor:Simon Collis
Spouse:Rosa Zaragoza
Children:2
Term Start:Feb 2020

Neil Crompton is the British ambassador to Saudi Arabia since in February 2020.[1]

Career

Crompton previously served in Washington DC and Tehran as well as in London as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Director for the Middle East and North Africa Directorate. He speaks Persian and Arabic.[2] [3]

Crompton was educated at Durham University.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia: Neil Crompton . FCDO . 6 January 2022.
  2. Web site: New British ambassador to Saudi Arabia launches tenure . National News . 7 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Saudi minister receives UK Ambassador Neil Crompton in Riyadh . Saudi News . 7 January 2022.