Alastair Morgan

British diplomat

His Excellency
Alastair Morgan
British Ambassador to North Korea
In office
December 2015 – December 2018
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byMichael Gifford
Succeeded byColin Crooks
Personal details
Born (1958-05-28) 28 May 1958 (age 65)
Camberley, Surrey, England[1]
OccupationDiplomat

Alastair William James Morgan CMG[2] (born 28 May 1958[citation needed]) is a British diplomat. He was the United Kingdom ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[3][4][5]

In his diplomatic career, he served mainly in East Asia especially in China and Japan; namely, First Secretary in Tokyo from 1991 to 1996, Director of Investment in Tokyo from 2002 to 2006, Commercial Counsellor in Beijing from 2007 to 2010, and as Consul-General in Guangzhou from 2010 to 2014. He then served as the British ambassador to North Korea from December 2015 to December 2018, after which he was replaced by Colin Crooks.[3]

Morgan was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the New Year Honours for 2019.[2]

References

  1. ^ MORGAN, Alastair William James, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, 2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2015), accessed 25 May 2016
  2. ^ a b HM Government (29 December 2018). "New Year Honours 2019". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". GOV.UK (Press release). 11 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. ^ "British Ambassador to Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Alastair Morgan". GOV.UK. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. ^ Ambassador to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in December 2018 - UK Government(December 2018)

External links

  • Official Profile by GOV.UK
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by British Ambassador to North Korea
2015–2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by British Consul-General in Guangzhou
2010–2014 		Succeeded by
Matthew Rous


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