Press release
Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Georgia: August 2020
Mr Mark Clayton has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Georgia in succession to Mr Justin McKenzie Smith.
Mr Mark Clayton has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Georgia in succession to Mr Justin McKenzie Smith who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Clayton will take up his appointment during August 2020.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Mark Clayton
| 2018 to present | Cabinet Office, Deputy Director, European Security and Defence |
| 2017 to 2018 | Moscow, Minister Counsellor (Political), and FCO, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate |
| 2014 to 2017 | Dhaka, Deputy High Commissioner |
| 2010 to 2014 | FCO, Deputy Head, Counter-Terrorism Department |
| 2008 to 2010 | Home Office, Head, International Team, Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism |
| 2005 to 2007 | FCO, Head, G8 Team |
| 2004 to 2005 | FCO, Head, EU-Former Soviet Union relations Team |
| 2003 to 2004 | Kabul, Head, Counter Narcotics Team |
| 1998 to 2002 | Moscow, Second Secretary (Foreign Policy) |
| 1997 to 1998 | FCO, Desk Officer, Baltic States |
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Published 17 June 2020