Andrew Noble (diplomat)

Andrew Noble
Andrew Noble; LVO
British Ambassador to Romania
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; August 2018
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Theresa May; Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Paul Brummell
British Ambassador to Algeria
	In office; June 2014 – 2017
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron; Theresa May
Preceded by	Martyn Roper
Succeeded by	Barry Lowen
Personal details
Born	Andrew James Noble
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Helen Natalie Noble
Children	4

Andrew James Noble LVO is a British diplomat who is currently the British Ambassador to Romania. He previously served as the British Ambassador to Algeria. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1982, and has also worked in Germany, South Africa and Greece.

Career

Noble joined the FCO in 1982. From 1983 to 1986 he served as the third and later second political secretary in Bucharest. He subsequently served as the deputy head of mission in Berlin.[1]

In June 2014 he took over from Martyn Roper as the Ambassador to Algeria. During his tenure as Ambassador, he was criticised after he was photographed wearing shorts while visiting a mosque.[2]

He was named the Ambassador to Romania in succession to Paul Brummell and took up his appointment in August 2018.[3]

Personal life

He is married to Helen Natalie Pugh Noble and has four children. He has adopted a bear from a Romanian bear sanctuary.[4]

References

"Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Algeria". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
Trew, Bel (5 October 2017). "Andrew Noble, British ambassador to Algeria, gets dressing down for wearing shorts in mosque". The Times. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
"Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Romania in August 2018". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
Marica, Irina (29 August 2018). "New British ambassador to Bucharest adopts bear from local bear sanctuary". Romania Insider. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Martyn Roper	British Ambassador to Algeria 2014–2017	Succeeded by Barry Lowen
Preceded by Paul Brummell	British Ambassador to Romania 2018–present	Incumbent

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[1] "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Algeria". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

[2] Trew, Bel (5 October 2017). "Andrew Noble, British ambassador to Algeria, gets dressing down for wearing shorts in mosque". The Times. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

[3] "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Romania in August 2018". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

[4] Marica, Irina (29 August 2018). "New British ambassador to Bucharest adopts bear from local bear sanctuary". Romania Insider. Retrieved 13 January 2020.