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Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Mr Gregory Dorey CVO has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

He will succeed Mr Norman Ling who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Dorey will take up his appointment during December 2011.

Mr Dorey joined the FCO in 1986 (after a previous secondment from the Ministry of Defence). Most recently he has been serving as British Ambassador to Hungary. Before that he held a wide variety of diplomatic posts at home and abroad.

On his appointment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Mr Dorey said:

“It is a great privilege to be appointed to this post, with its important and varying responsibilities. I look forward to getting to know the governments to which I will be accredited and their people first hand; and to representing British interests in the region and with the members of the African Union. I know that I shall enjoy working with our excellent Embassy, Department for International Development and British Council teams to make a positive difference on behalf of the United Kingdom.”

Curriculum vitae

Full name:

Gregory (Greg) John Dorey, CVO

Married to:

Alison Patricia Dorey

Children:

Three

2007-present

Budapest, Her Majesty’s Ambassador

2005-2007

FCO, Assistant Director, Human Resources Directorate

2000-2004

Hong Kong, Deputy Head of Mission

2000

HSBC London (secondment)

1996-1999

Islamabad, Counsellor Economic, Commercial, Development, Media (1996-97) then Deputy High Commissioner (1998-99)

1994-1996

FCO, Deputy Head, Middle East Department

1992-1994 FCO, Private Secretary to Minister of State

1989-1992

Budapest, First Secretary (Political/Economic)

1986-1989

FCO, Acting Head, CSCE Department

1984-1986

Ministry of Defence

1982-1984

UK Delegation to NATO, Brussels, Second Secretary

1977-1981 Ministry of Defence

Published 6 June 2011