Peter Jones CMG

Biography

Peter Jones was Chief Operating Officer at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office from May 2017 until August 2020.

Peter joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1985 and has served in Vienna, Bonn, Rome and Accra, and in a range of policy and other roles in London.

Prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer, Peter was Director for Defence and International Security at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2014 to 2017. Before that, he served as British High Commissioner to Ghana and non-resident Ambassador to Togo and Burkina Faso 2011 to 2014. From 2009 to 2011 he was Director for Migration at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Previous roles in government

  • Chief Operating Officer
    • 2017 to 2020
  • Director for Defence and International Security
    • 2014 to 2017
  • British High Commissioner to Ghana
    • 2011 to 2014