Peter Mathers (diplomat)
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Peter Mathers | |
|---|---|
| British High Commissioner to Jamaica | |
| In office 2002–2005 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Antony Smith |
| Succeeded by | Howard Drake |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 April 1946 |
Peter Mathers CVO (born 2 April 1946)[1] is a British former diplomat[2] who was High Commissioner to Jamaica from 2002 to 2005. [3][4]
Education
[edit]Mathers was educated at Bradfield College and the Open University
Career
[edit]After an Army Short Service Commission, Mathers joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1971. He served in Tehran, Bonn, and Copenhagen before a secondment to the UN Office in Vienna. He was Deputy High Commissioner infor Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean from 1995 to 1998; Counsellor in Stockholm from 1998 to 2002 and High commissioner to Jamaica and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas from 2005 to 2009.
References
[edit]- ^ [Anon.] (2024). "Mathers, Peter". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U26952. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE". The London Gazette. No. 53893. 30 December 1974. p. 4.
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to make the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Royal Victorian Order 31st December 1994 Peter James Mathers, Esquire
- ^ "CHANGE OF BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER TO JAMAICA". wired-gov. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ Burkeman, Oliver (14 December 2002). "Jamaica's murder toll has reached 1,000 this year. Who is to blame: gangs or police?". the Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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