Mr Gavin Cook OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to
the Republic of Peru in succession to Ms Kate Harrisson. Mr Cook
will take up his appointment during April 2022.
Full name: Gavin Douglas Cook
Married to: Elizabeth Cook
Children: Three daughters and one son
CURRICULUM VITAE
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Date
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Role
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2021 to present
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Full-time Language Training (Spanish)
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2021
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Secondment: International Government and Sustainability
Relations, Anglo American
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2020 to 2021
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FCDO, Head of the Repatriation Taskforce, Deputy Director
Consular
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2019 to 2020
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FCO, Deputy Director, Strategy Directorate and Head of
Policy Unit
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2018
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FCO, Deputy Director, Africa Directorate and Deputy
Director, National Security Strategy (Gulf/Iran)
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2015 to 2018
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Accra, Deputy High Commissioner
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2013 to 2015
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FCO, Deputy Head, Consular Assistance
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2010 to 2013
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FCO, Chief Press Officer for Minister for the Middle East
and North Africa
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2007 to 2010
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Addis Ababa, Second Secretary (Political/Information)
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2006 to 2007
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Full-time Language Training (Amharic)
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2006
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Kyiv, Second Secretary (Political-External)
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2006
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Cabinet Office, Assessment Staff, International Security
Directorate
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2005 to 2006
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FCO, Desk Officer, Common Foreign and Security Policy
(EU-External)
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2005
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Full-time language training (Russian)
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2003 to 2004
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FCO, Desk Officer, Civilian-Military Security Policy
(EU-External)
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2002 to 2003
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FCO, Desk Officer, Turkey and Malta (EU-External)
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