Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Egypt: Gareth Bayley.

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Mr Gareth Bayley OBE has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt in succession to Sir Geoffrey Adams 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

2017 to 2021 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

2014 to 2017 FCO, UK Special Representative for Syria

2014 FCO, Additional Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate

2011 to 2014 FCO, Deputy Head then Acting Head, Conflict Department

2010 to 2011 Princeton University, Mid-Career Fellow Public Policy

2009 to 2010 Office of the Quartet Representative, Chief of Staff to Quartet Representative

2008 to 2009 UK Mission to UN New York, Deputy Head – Political

2006 to 2008 UK Mission to UN New York, Head, Middle East / New Threats - Political

2005 to 2006 FCO, Deputy Head, Iraq Policy Unit

2004 to 2005 Baghdad, First Secretary – Political

2004 Baghdad, Spokesperson, Coalition Provisional Authority

2002 to 2004 FCO, Deputy European Correspondent, Common Foreign and Security Policy Group

2002 Kabul, First Secretary – Political

1998 to 2002 Cairo, Second Secretary – Political/Press

1996 to 1998 Full-time Language Training (Arabic)

1995 to 1996 FCO, Desk Officer, South Africa Team)

1995 Joined FCO

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