Robin Christopher (diplomat)

Sir Duncan Robin Carmichael Christopher KBE CMG (born 13 October 1944) is a British retired diplomat, now a consultant and charity trustee.^[1]

Christopher in 2011

Career

Christopher was educated at Keble College, Oxford, and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1970 and served at New Delhi, Lusaka and Madrid before being appointed ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia 1994–1997, ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia 1997–2000 and ambassador to the Argentine Republic 2000–2004.^[1]

Christopher retired from the Diplomatic Service after his posting to Argentina. He was secretary-general 2007–11 and projects director 2011–15 of the Global Leadership Foundation. He has been a trustee of the Brooke Hospital for Animals, Partners for Change Ethiopia (then known as St Matthew's Children's Fund), Prospect Burma and Redress.^[1]

Honours

Christopher was appointed CMG in the 1997 Birthday Honours^[2] and knighted KBE in the 2000 New Year Honours.^[3]

References

1. "Christopher, Sir (Duncan) Robin (Carmichael)". Who's Who 2018. 1 December 2017.
2. "No. 54794". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 1997. p. 3.
3. "No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1999. p. 34.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by James Glaze	British Ambassador to Ethiopia 1994–1997	Succeeded by Gordon Wetherell
Preceded by Graham Burton	British Ambassador to Indonesia 1997–2000	Succeeded by Richard Gozney
Preceded by William Marsden	British Ambassador to Argentina 2000–2004	Succeeded by John Hughes