Nicholas Cannon OBE
Biography
Nick Cannon was the British Ambassador to Albania from March 2012 to July 2016. Before that he was British High Commissioner Kigali and Non Resident Ambassador to Burundi from 2008 to 2011.
Roles
- March 2012 British Ambassador Tirana
- January 2008 - 2011 British High Commissioner Kigali and Non Resident Ambassador to Burundi
- October - November 2007 British High Commission Freetown, Deputy High Commissioner
- August 2004 - October 2007 FCO, Deputy Head, Africa Department (Southern)
- May - August 2004 FCO, Iraq Department (Temporary Duty)
- February 2003 - April 2004 Assistant Private Secretary, 10 Downing Street
- August 2000 - December 2002 British High Commission Islamabad, First Secretary (Political) then Acting Political Counsellor (Sept 2001)
- April - August 2000 Urdu Language Training
- August 1997 - March 2000 FCO, Section Head, Southern European Department
- July 1994 - July 1997 British Embassy Nicosia, Second Secretary (Political)
- January - July 1994 Turkish Language Training
- April 1992 - December 1993 FCO, Desk Officer, European Community Department (External)
- January 1990 - April 1992 British Embassy Paris, Third Secretary then Second Secretary (Political)
- January 1989 - December 1989 FCO, Assistant Desk Officer, Hong Kong Department
- January 1988 - December 1988 FCO, Assistant Desk Officer, Economic Relations Department
Married to: Alice Cannon Children: 2 sons
Previous roles in government
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British Ambassador to Albania