Scott Wightman
Biography
Scott Wightman was a diplomat for the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office until 2019. Most recently he was the British High Commissioner to Singapore, and before that the UK Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. He also worked in the British Embassies in Beijing, Paris and Rome and was Director for the Asia Pacific region in the FCO from 2008 to 2010
He began his career in the Diplomatic Service in 1983 and has worked in the British Embassies in Beijing, Paris, Rome and, most recently, in the Republic of Korea, where he was the UK ambassador. Scott’s ties with Asia continued during his tenure as Director for the Asia Pacific region in the FCO from 2008 to 2010.Scott is from Edinburgh in Scotland and has a degree in French from the University of Edinburgh. He is married to Anne and they have two daughters.
CURRICULUM VITAE
| Full name: | Andrew Norman Scott Wightman CMG |
|---|---|
| May 2015 – 2019 | Singapore, British High Commissioner |
| 2011 – Jan 2015 | Seoul, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2008 – 2010 | FCO, Director, Asia Pacific |
| 2006 – 2008 | FCO, Director, Global and Economic Issues |
| 2002 – 2006 | British Embassy, Rome, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 1998 – 2001 | FCO, Assistant Director, Personnel Policy |
| 1995 – 1998 | British Embassy, Paris, First Secretary, External |
| 1994 – 1995 | On secondment at French Foreign Ministry |
| 1991 – 1993 | FCO, Resource and Finance Department |
| 1989 – 1991 | Cabinet Office, Assessment Staff |
| 1986 – 1989 | British Embassy, Beijing, Second Secretary, Commercial |
| 1984 – 1986 | Chinese language training |
| 1983 | Joined FCO |
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Previous roles in government
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British High Commissioner to Singapore
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British Ambassador to South Korea