Edward Oakden
Edward Anthony Oakden CMG is a British diplomat, the Ambassador to Jordan from 2015 to 2020.
He was educated at Repton School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2][3]
Career
- In 1981 he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- From 1984 to 1985 he was Third Secretary (later Second Secretary) in Baghdad.
- From 1985 to 1988 he was Second Secretary British Embassy in Khartoum.
- From 1988 to 1992 he was Private Secretary to the Ambassador in Washington, D.C.
- From 1992 to 1995 he was Deputy Head of the EU, External & Eastern Adriatic Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- From 1995 to 1997 he was Private Secretary to John Major for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Northern Ireland.
- From 1997 to 1998 he was Deputy Head EU Department (Internal) in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- From 1998 to 2002 he was Deputy Head of Mission in Madrid
- From 2002 to 2004 he was Director for International Security in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- In 2002 he was head of Security Policy Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- From 2004 to 2006 he was Director for Defence and Strategic Threats and Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- From 2006 to 2010 he was Ambassador in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
- From 2010 to 2012 he was managing director of a Sector Group of UK Trade & Investment.
- From 2012 to 2013 he was managing director of UK Trade & Investment.
- From 2013 to 2015 he was Director of the department Middle East, with responsibility for Persian Gulf countries, Iraq and Iran. in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- On 23 February 2015 he was appointed ambassador to Amman, where he is accredited from April 2015 to 2020. He was succeeded by Bridget Brind.[4][5]
Personal life
He was married to Dr Florence Eid and has three daughters. He has two more children with deceased Florence Eid.
References
- ^ The Diplomatic Service List. HM Stationery Office. 2003. p. 269. ISBN 9780115917752 – via Google Books.
- ^ "OAKDEN, Edward Anthony". Who's Who. 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ University of Cambridge (1991). The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year ... Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "British Ambassador for Jordan: Edward Oakden CMG". British Government.
- ^ "Edward Oakden: Director of Middle East British Foreign Office". The Daily Telegraph. 19 September 2014.