Sir Mark Lyall Grant

Biography

Sir Mark Lyall Grant took up the role of Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser on 7 September 2015.

Sir Mark Lyall Grant is a career diplomat, and has served on 4 continents. Prior to his appointment as National Security Adviser, he was:

• the UK Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2009 to 2015)
• Director General Political in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), where he was the Principal Adviser to the Foreign Secretary on strategic foreign policy issues (2007 to 2009)
• the UK High Commissioner to Pakistan (2003 to 2006)

In his earlier postings he served in Paris and Pretoria; as Private Secretary to the Minister for Europe in the FCO; and worked on EU and Africa policy.

Sir Mark Lyall Grant is a qualified barrister and was appointed to the Bench of Middle Temple in 2011.

Previous roles in government

• National Security Adviser
  • 2015 to 2017
• Ambassador and Permanent Representative, UK Mission to the UN New York
  • 2009 to 2015

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• Syria: 'It is the greatest regret of my time in New York that we failed to end the fighting and stop the humanitarian catastrophe in the region'
  • 24 April 2015
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• "Countering violent extremism is one of the most pressing international challenges that we face"
  • 23 April 2015
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• 'While we must all take steps to tackle extremism overseas, we cannot lose focus of our domestic responsibilities.'
  • 21 April 2015
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• "The regional turmoil we are witnessing only reinforces the importance of resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict."
  • 21 April 2015
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• "A political solution in Yemen remains the best way to counter the growing threat from terrorist groups"
  • 15 April 2015
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• The United Kingdom welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolutions 2213 and 2214.
  • 27 March 2015
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• "This Council must do its utmost to protect children and to give a strong voice to those most vulnerable."
  • 25 March 2015
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• "We must not lose sight of how far Afghanistan has come in the past year."
  • 17 March 2015
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• "EU-UN cooperation has proved its worth on many occasions."
  • 09 March 2015
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• Latest UN report shows growing levels of human rights violations in Ukraine
  • 06 March 2015
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