Mr Gareth Bayley OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to
the Arab Republic of Egypt in succession to Sir KCMG who will
be retiring from the Diplomatic Service. Mr Bayley will take up his
appointment during September 2021.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Gareth Bayley
Married to: Sara Fawcett MBE
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Dates
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Role
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2017 to 2021
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FCDO, Director, South Asia and Afghanistan Directorate;
Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and
Pakistan; Deputy Senior Responsible Owner, National
Strategy Implementation Group South Asia
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2014 to 2017
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FCO, UK Special Representative for Syria
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2014
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FCO, Additional Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Directorate
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2011 to 2014
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FCO, Deputy Head then Acting Head, Conflict Department
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2010 to 2011
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Princeton University, Mid-Career Fellow Public Policy
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2009 to 2010
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Office of the Quartet Representative, Chief of Staff to
Quartet Representative
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2008 to 2009
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UK Mission to UN New York, Deputy Head – Political
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2006 to 2008
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UK Mission to UN New York, Head, Middle East / New Threats
- Political
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2005 to 2006
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FCO, Deputy Head, Iraq Policy Unit
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2004 to 2005
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Baghdad, First Secretary – Political
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2004
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Baghdad, Spokesperson, Coalition Provisional Authority
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2002 to 2004
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FCO, Deputy European Correspondent, Common Foreign and
Security Policy Group
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2002
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Kabul, First Secretary – Political
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1998 to 2002
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Cairo, Second Secretary – Political/Press
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1996 to 1998
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Full-time Language Training (Arabic)
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1995 to 1996
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FCO, Desk Officer, South Africa Team)
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1995
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Joined FCO
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