Robert Dewar (diplomat) explained

Robert Dewar
Birth Name:Robert Scott Dewar
Birth Date:1949 6, df=y
Nationality:British
Occupation:Diplomat
Predecessor3:Peter Smith
Successor3:Charles Mochan
Office2:British High Commissioner to Mozambique
Office3:British Ambassador to Madagascar
Successor2:Howard Parkinson
Predecessor2:Bernard Everett
Predecessor:Richard Gozney
Successor1:Norman Ling (also to Djibouti)
Predecessor1:Myles Wickstead (not to African Union)
Office1:British Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union
Successor:Andrew Lloyd
Office:British High Commissioner to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS
Spouse:Jennifer Mary Ward

Robert Scott Dewar (born 10 June 1949),[1] is a retired British diplomat. He was the British Ambassador of Ethiopia and Madagascar and the High Commissioner to Mozambique and Nigeria.[2] [3] [4]

He has served as the UK Permanent Representative to the African Union (2004-2006) and the UK Permanent Representative to the Economic Community of West African States (2007-2011). He was a member of board of trustees of the British Red Cross[5] until 2019.[6] He was made a member of the Order of St Michael and St George in 2006.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birthdays today. https://web.archive.org/web/20130609232741/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2013-6-10.html . dead . 9 June 2013 . The Telegraph. 9 June 2014. 10 June 2013. Mr Robert Dewar, former diplomat, 64 .
  2. Book: Who's who . Who's who 2014 . A. & C. Black . London . 2013 . 9781408181195 .
  3. Web site: Change of British High Commissioner to Nigeria. 27 July 2010. 31 July 2014. gov.uk.
  4. Web site: Change of British High Commissioner to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 31 July 2014. Wired Gov.
  5. Web site: Our trustees. 31 July 2014. British Red Cross.
  6. Web site: Bob Dewar. 2020-09-26. Chatham House. en.