Sir Laurie Bristow KCMG
Biography
Sir Laurie Bristow was her Majesty’s Ambassador to Afghanistan from June to November 2021. Prior to this, Sir Laurie Bristow was the COP26 Regional Ambassador to the Middle East, North Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia.
Previously Sir Laurie was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, from January 2016 until January 2020, and before that he held the following roles:
| 2012 to 2015 | Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), Director, National Security |
| 2010 to 2012 | FCO, Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2007 to 2010 | Moscow, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2004 to 2007 | Baku, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2003 | FCO, Deputy Director, Iraq Planning Unit/Iraq Policy Unit |
| 2002 to 2003 | NATO Defence College, Rome (Senior Officers’ course) |
| 1999 to 2002 | Ankara, Head of Political Section |
| 1996 to 1998 | FCO, Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Europe |
| 1995 to 1996 | FCO, Head of Trade Policy Section, Europe Union Department |
| 1995 | FCO, Gibraltar Desk, Southern European Department |
| 1992 to 1995 | Bucharest, Second Secretary |
| 1990 to 1991 | FCO, Taiwan Desk Officer, Far Eastern Department |
Personal information
- Married to: Fiona
- Children: 2 sons
Social media
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Previous roles in government
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British Ambassador to Afghanistan
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British Ambassador to Russia