Simon Manley
Simon John Manley CMG (born 18 September 1967) is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to Spain from October 2013 to August 2019.[1]
Simon Manley CMG | |
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Her Majesty's Ambassador to Spain | |
In office October 2013 – August 2019 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Giles Paxman |
Succeeded by | Hugh Elliott |
Personal details | |
Born | Simon John Manley 18 September 1967 United Kingdom |
Nationality | British |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford Yale University |
Early life
He was educated at Montpelier Primary School, Latymer Upper School, Magdalen College, Oxford and Yale University.[2]
Career
Manley joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1990. Before his posting to Madrid, Simon was Director Europe at the FCO (2011-2013), responsible for policy toward the EU. He has been posted to the UK’s Mission to the United Nations in New York City (1993-1998), where he worked on Yugoslavia and UN reform, and has twice been seconded to the European Union: to the European Commission (2003) and to the Council of the EU (1998-2002). He was succeeded as Ambassador to Spain by Hugh Elliott.
In March 2020, Manley was appointed as Director-General for COVID-19 at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, responsible for leading and coordinating the Foreign Office's contribution to the government’s coronavirus effort.[3]
References
- New British Ambassador arrives in Madrid, British Embassy Madrid, 28 October 2013
- MANLEY, Simon John, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
- "Simon Manley CMG". Gov.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2020.