Derek Plumbly: Difference between revisions
current post |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
Plumbly went on to study [[Arabic language|Arabic]], first in [[Shemlan]], [[Lebanon]], where he lived with a family for a year and a half, and then at the [[University of Jordan]] with the outbreak of the [[Lebanese civil war]]. |
Plumbly went on to study [[Arabic language|Arabic]], first in [[Shemlan]], [[Lebanon]], where he lived with a family for a year and a half, and then at the [[University of Jordan]] with the outbreak of the [[Lebanese civil war]]. |
||
==Career== |
|||
Plumbly has served in a variety of postings around the [[Middle East]], including [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia|Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]] and [[List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Egypt|Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt]]. In February 2008 he was appointed by [[Sudan|Sudanese]] President [[Omar al-Bashir]] to head the independent Assessment and Evaluation Commission, charged with monitoring the implementation of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement.<ref name=Sudan>{{cite news |title=UK Plumbly appointed as head of Sudan’s peace monitoring body |url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article25938 |publisher=Sudan Tribune |date=2008-02-13 |accessdate=2009-01-11}}</ref> |
|||
==Timeline of career== |
==Timeline of career== |
||
| Line 14: | Line 17: | ||
*Ambassador to [[Saudi Arabia]] (2000-2003) |
*Ambassador to [[Saudi Arabia]] (2000-2003) |
||
*Ambassador to [[Egypt]] (2003-2007) |
*Ambassador to [[Egypt]] (2003-2007) |
||
*Chairman of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (2008-)<ref |
*Chairman of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (2008-)<ref =Sudan/> |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 21:54, 11 January 2009
Derek Plumbly (born May 1948) is a British diplomat who has served throughout the Arab world.
Early life
Plumbly was born in New Forest and studied politics and economics at the University of Oxford. Wanting to see the world after schooling, Plumbly signed up for the Voluntary Service Overseas, and taught for a year and a half in Sukur, a town in Pakistan's Sindh province.
Plumbly went on to study Arabic, first in Shemlan, Lebanon, where he lived with a family for a year and a half, and then at the University of Jordan with the outbreak of the Lebanese civil war.
Career
Plumbly has served in a variety of postings around the Middle East, including Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt. In February 2008 he was appointed by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to head the independent Assessment and Evaluation Commission, charged with monitoring the implementation of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement.[1]
Timeline of career
- Second secretary in the Chancery at Jeddah (1975-1977)
- First secretary in Cairo (1977-1980)
- FCO Desk Officer for the Middle East Department (1982-1984)
- Deputy head of mission in Riyadh (1988-1992)
- FCO director for the Middle East and North Africa (1990s)
- Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2000-2003)
- Ambassador to Egypt (2003-2007)
- Chairman of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (2008-)[1]
References
- Nkrumah, Gamal (2005-08-10). "Sir Derek Plumbly: Regional affiliations, and more". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
- ^ a b "UK Plumbly appointed as head of Sudan's peace monitoring body". Sudan Tribune. 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
{{subst:#if:Plumbly, Derek|}} [[Category:{{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:1948}}
|| UNKNOWN | MISSING = Year of birth missing {{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:LIVING}}||LIVING=(living people)}}
| #default = 1948 births
}}]] {{subst:#switch:{{subst:uc:LIVING}}
|| LIVING = | MISSING = | UNKNOWN = | #default =
}}