Mark Kent CMG

Biography

Mark Kent was British Ambassador to the Argentine Republic from July 2016 to June 2021. He was previously Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand (2012-2016) and Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2007-2010).

He has served in the British Embassies in Mexico City and Brasilia as well as the UK Representation to the European Union, and Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE).

He graduated in Law from the University of Oxford. He gained a Master’s degree in European Law and Economics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, and has a postgraduate qualification in Business Administration from the Open University. He has language qualifications in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, Vietnamese and Thai.

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Previous roles in government

• British Ambassador to Argentina
  • 2016 to 2021
• British Ambassador to Thailand
  • 2012 to 2016

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• The Ambassador's speech at the 2018 Queen's Birthday Party in Argentina
  • 07 May 2018
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• The Ambassador's speech at the Queen's Birthday Party in Argentina
  • 18 May 2017
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• Speech at HM The Queen's Birthday Party 2013 in Bangkok
  • 27 June 2013
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