Ian Whitting OBE

Biography

Full name: Ian Robert Whitting

Married to: Tracy Gallagher

Children: Two daughters, Isobel and Olivia

Previous roles

2013 to 2017 Her Majesty´s Ambassador, Podgorica
2008 to 2012 Her Majesty’s Ambassador, Reykjavik
2003 to 2008 Athens, Deputy Head of Mission / Consul General
2002 to 2003 FCO, Assistant Director EU Affairs
1998 to 2002 FCO, Deputy Head Africa Department FCO
1997 to 1998 FCO, Conference Media Coordinator
1994 to 1997 Abidjan, Deputy Head of Mission,
1972 to 1997 Overseas postings including Dublin, Moscow, Athens, Tunis and Cairo

Previous roles in government

  • British Deputy High Commissioner, Cyprus
  • British Ambassador to Montenegro