Denis Keefe

Biography

Denis Keefe joined the FCO in 1982 and has served in Prague (twice) and Nairobi. He spent 3 years as Ambassador to Georgia before joining the Embassy in Moscow in 2010 as the Minister and Deputy Head of Mission. In London he has worked extensively on European and Asian affairs, as well as being seconded to the Cabinet Office.

Biography

Full name: Denis Edward Peter Paul Keefe

Married to: Catherine Ann Mary Keefe

Children: Three sons, three daughters

2010-present British Embassy Moscow, Deputy Head of Mission

2007 – 2010 British Embassy Tbilisi, Her Majesty‘s Ambassador

2003 – 2006 FCO, Head of Far Eastern Group

2002 – 2003 Cabinet Office, Counter Terrorism Strategy Team Leader

1998 – 2002 British Embassy Prague, Deputy Head of Mission

1997 – 1998 FCO, Head of ASEM Unit

1996 – 1997 FCO, Deputy Head of South Asia Department

1992 – 1996 British High Commission Nairobi, Head of Political Section

1991 – 1992 FCO, Common Foreign and Security Policy

1990 – 1991 FCO, Head of German Desk

1988 – 1990 FCO, European social policy and Single Market

1984 – 1988 British Embassy Prague, Second Secretary

1982 – 1983 FCO, Desk Officer for Greece

Previous roles in government

  • Deputy Head of Mission to Russia