Peter Ricketts
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| His Excellency Sir Peter Ricketts GCMG GCVO |
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| Her Majesty's Ambassador to France | |
| Assumed office 2012 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sir Peter Westmacott |
| United Kingdom National Security Advisor | |
| In office 2010–2012 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Sir Kim Darroch |
| Permanent Secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |
| In office 2006–2010 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Jay |
| Succeeded by | Sir Simon Fraser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1952 United Kingdom |
| Nationality |  British |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Paris |
| Alma mater | Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Pembroke College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Website | gov.uk/world/france |
Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts, GCMG GCVO (born 30 September 1952[1]) is a senior British diplomat.
On 24 June 2011, the Prime Minister's Office announced that Ricketts would replace Peter Westmacott as UK Ambassador to France effective January 2012, with Kim Darroch taking Ricketts's old role as National Security Adviser.[2]
Career
Prior to his appointment as National Security Adviser, Sir Peter had been the Permanent Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Before he took over that position in July 2006, he served as the Permanent Representative to NATO in Brussels. He was also previously the Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, leading him to give evidence to The Iraq Inquiry in November 2009.[3]
Sir Peter began his career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1974 and served as the Assistant Private Secretary to former Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe. Apart from Brussels, he has been posted to Singapore, Washington D.C. and Paris.
Personal life
Sir Peter attended Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield, and Pembroke College, Oxford where he read English Literature.
He is married and has two grown-up children.
Sir Peter was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG), he was further promoted within the same Order as a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours.[4] He was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in 2014.
See also
References
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| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee 2000-2001 |
Succeeded by Sir John Scarlett |
| Preceded by | Director-General, Political of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2001-2003 |
Succeeded by Sir John Sawers |
| Preceded by | Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council (NATO) 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by Stewart Eldon |
| Preceded by | Permanent Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2006-2010 |
Succeeded by Simon Fraser |
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New position
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Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser 2010-2012 |
Succeeded by Sir Kim Darroch |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by | British Ambassador to France 2012- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| David Cameron |
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- Living people
- Members of HM Diplomatic Service
- Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Chairs of the Joint Intelligence Committee (United Kingdom)
- 1952 births
- Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom to NATO
- Private secretaries in the British Civil Service
- People educated at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
- Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
