Press release
Change of British High Commissioner to Cyprus: Matthew Kidd
Mr Matthew Kidd has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus.
Mr Matthew Kidd has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Cyprus in succession to Mr Roderic Todd. Mr Kidd took up his appointment in June 2016.
Curriculum Vitae
| Full name | John Christopher William Kidd (known as Matthew Kidd) |
| 2015 – present | FCO, Senior Adviser on Cyprus |
| 2015 | FCO, Director, Mediterranean Migration Unit |
| 2010 – 2014 | Nicosia, High Commissioner |
| 2008 – 2009 | NATO, Secretary General’s Special Representative on Reform |
| 2004 – 2008 | UKDEL NATO, Deputy Permanent Representative |
| 2001 – 2004 | FCO, Head, Whitehall Liaison Department |
| 1998 – 2001 | Bonn later Berlin, Head, Political and Public Affairs Section |
| 1996 – 1998 | European Commission, Foreign Policy Adviser |
| 1994 – 1996 | FCO, Deputy Head, later Acting Head, Policy Planning Staff |
| 1993 – 1994 | FCO, Deputy Head, Far Eastern and Pacific Department |
| 1990 – 1993 | Addis Ababa, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 1987 – 1990 | FCO, Head of Section, Security Policy Department |
| 1986 – 1987 | FCO, Head of Section, Western European Department |
| 1984 – 1986 | Paris, Private Secretary to Ambassador |
| 1983 | UKMIS NEW YORK, UNGA Support Officer |
| 1980 – 1983 | Nicosia, Third, later Second, Secretary |
| 1978 – 1979 | FCO, South Asian Department, Assistant Desk Officer |
| 1978 | Joined FCO |
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Published 4 July 2016