Peter Ricketts

The Lord Ricketts
The Lord Ricketts; GCMG GCVO
Her Majesty's Ambassador to France
	In office; 2012–2016
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Peter Westmacott
Succeeded by	Julian King
United Kingdom National Security Advisor
	In office; 12 May 2010 – 23 January 2012
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Kim Darroch
Permanent Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	In office; 2006–2010
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Tony Blair; Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Michael Jay
Succeeded by	Simon Fraser
Member of the House of Lords; Lord Temporal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 October 2016; Life Peerage
Personal details
Born	Peter Forbes Ricketts; 30 September 1952; Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Suzanne Ricketts
Children	2
Alma mater	Bishop Vesey's Grammar School; Pembroke College, Oxford
Occupation	Diplomat

Peter Forbes Ricketts, Baron Ricketts, GCMG, GCVO (born 30 September 1952)[1] is a retired British senior diplomat and a life peer. He sits as a crossbencher in the House of Lords.

Personal life

Ricketts attended Bishop Vesey's Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield, and Pembroke College, Oxford where he read English Literature. He married Suzanne Horlington; they have two adult children.[2]

Career

Ricketts replaced Peter Westmacott as HM Ambassador to France effective January 2012, with Kim Darroch taking Ricketts's old role as National Security Adviser.[3]

In December 2015 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced that he was to retire from the Diplomatic Service in January 2016.[4]

Prior to his appointment as National Security Adviser, Ricketts had been the Permanent Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Before he took over that position in July 2006, he served as the Permanent Representative to NATO in Brussels. He was also previously the Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, leading him to give evidence to The Iraq Inquiry in November 2009.[5] He began his career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1974 and served as the Assistant Private Secretary to former Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe. Apart from Brussels, he has been posted to Singapore, Washington D.C. and Paris. Ricketts retired from HM Diplomatic Service in January 2016.

Retirement

In 2016 he took appointments as Strategic Adviser to Lockheed Martin UK and Non Executive Director of Engie.[6]

Honours

He was appointed CMG in the 1999 Birthday Honours, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 2003,[7] Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours,[8] and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in 2014.[9]

He was nominated for a life peerage in the 2016 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours and was created Baron Ricketts, of Shortlands in the County of Kent, on 17 October.[10][11]

References

Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalisation. Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations. Thursday 15 2009.
Who's Who 2001. A&C Black, London. 2001. p. 1751. ISBN 0-7136-5432-5. Accessed 2 August 2016.
"Senior Diplomatic Appointments". Number 10. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
"Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to France". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 18 December 2015.
"Iraq inquiry told of 'clear' threat from Saddam Hussein". BBC News. BBC. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
"No. 57100". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 2003. p. 10.
"No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 3.
"No. 60916". The London Gazette. 27 June 2014. p. 12742.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/543973/resignation_peerages_2016.pdf
"No. 61738". The London Gazette. 21 October 2016. p. 22392.

Government offices
Preceded by Michael Pakenham	Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee 2000–2001	Succeeded by John Scarlett
Preceded by Emyr Jones Parry	Director-General, Political of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2001–2003	Succeeded by John Sawers
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Emyr Jones Parry	Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council (NATO) 2003–2006	Succeeded by Stewart Eldon
Government offices
Preceded by Michael Jay	Permanent Under-Secretary of State 2006–2010	Succeeded by Simon Fraser
Preceded by New position	Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser 2010–2012	Succeeded by Kim Darroch
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Peter Westmacott	British Ambassador to France 2012–2016	Succeeded by Julian King
Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
Preceded by The Lord Macpherson of Earl's Court	Gentlemen Baron Ricketts	Followed by The Lord Llewellyn of Steep

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[1] Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalisation. Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations. Thursday 15 2009.

[PFRvolgensWhosWho-2] Who's Who 2001. A&C Black, London. 2001. p. 1751. ISBN 0-7136-5432-5. Accessed 2 August 2016.

[3] "Senior Diplomatic Appointments". Number 10. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.

[4] "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to France". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 18 December 2015.

[BBC_I-5] "Iraq inquiry told of 'clear' threat from Saddam Hussein". BBC News. BBC. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

[7] "No. 57100". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 2003. p. 10.

[8] "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 3.

[9] "No. 60916". The London Gazette. 27 June 2014. p. 12742.

[10] ttps://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/543973/resignation_peerages_2016.pdf

[11] "No. 61738". The London Gazette. 21 October 2016. p. 22392.