Colin Crooks
Colin Crooks LVO is a British diplomat serving as the British Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea since December 2018.[1]
Colin Crooks | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |
| Assumed office December 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Alastair Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dungannon, Northern Ireland |
| Spouse(s) | Young-kee Crooks |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
Prior to serving as the Ambassador to the DPRK, Crooks served in various other positions in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, and was the Minister Counsellor at the British Embassy Beijing from 2015 to 2018 and the Chargé d'Affairs to the British Embassy in Pyongyang in 2008.[1]
In May 2020, Crooks announced via Twitter that the Pyongyang embassy had been evacuated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Sources
- "Colin Crooks". HM Government. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- "UK closes embassy, pulls diplomats from North Korea over coronavirus restrictions". Reuters. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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