Peter Abbott OBE
Biography
Dr Peter Abbott OBE has been a member of the Diplomatic Service since 2005. He served as British Consul General to New England from 2020 to 2024 and as Counsellor at the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan, from 2018 to 2020.
Earlier in his career, Peter was Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Lisbon. Before being posted to Portugal, Peter covered West Africa, with a particular focus on the emerging threat of terrorism and instability in Mali and the Sahel.
Prior to this, he led the Government’s review of the UK counter-radicalisation strategy, Prevent, based in the Office for Security and Counter-terrorism at the Home Office. This followed a posting to the British Embassy in Washington where he was Private Secretary to the Ambassador, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, from 2008 to 2010.
He is currently on loan to the Cabinet Office.
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Previous roles in government
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British Consul General in Boston
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Deputy Head of Mission, Portugal