Howard Drake

Howard Ronald Drake CMG OBE (born 13 August 1956)[1][2] is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to Canada from 2013 to 2017.[3] He retired from the Diplomatic Service in August 2017.[4]

Howard Drake

CMG OBE
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Canada
In office
2013–2017
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byAndrew Pocock
Succeeded bySusan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque CMG
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Jamaica
In office
2010–2013
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
David Cameron
Preceded byJeremy Cresswell
Succeeded byDavid Fitton
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Chile
In office
2005–2009
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Gordon Brown
Preceded byRichard Wilkinson
Succeeded byJon Benjamin
Personal details
Born (1956-08-13) 13 August 1956
ResidenceEarnscliffe, Ottawa

Education

Drake was educated at Churcher's College.

Career

On 14 March 2014, in the midst of the 2014 Crimean crisis, he wrote an op-ed in The Globe and Mail on why his Government thought the Crimean referendum should be cancelled.[5]

Drake was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2017 Birthday Honours.[6]

References

  1. "Howard Ronald DRAKE". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
  2. "DRAKE, Howard Ronald". Who's Who 2017 (online ed.). A & C Black. 2016. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  3. "Howard Drake OBE". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  4. Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2017-02-22). "Change of British High Commissioner to Canada". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  5. Drake, Howard (2014-03-14). "This Crimea vote is no way to determine independence. It should not go ahead". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  6. "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B3.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Richard Wilkinson
Ambassador to Chile
2005–2009
Succeeded by
Jon Benjamin
Preceded by
Jeremy Cresswell
High Commissioner to Jamaica
2010–2013
Succeeded by
David Fitton
Preceded by
Andrew Pocock
High Commissioner to Canada
2013–2017
Succeeded by
Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque


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