Sir Richard Moore KCMG
Biography
Richard Moore is the Chief of MI6, the UK Secret Intelligence Service.
Richard was Director General for Political Affairs at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office from April 2018 to August 2020. He served as British Ambassador to Turkey from January 2014 to December 2017. Previously he was Director for Europe, Latin America and Globalisation (2010 to 2012) and Director for Programmes and Change (2008 to 2010). He has had postings in Vietnam, Turkey (1990 to 1992), Pakistan and Malaysia.
Richard Moore was born in Libya. He has a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Oxford University and, on leaving Oxford, won a Kennedy Scholarship for post-graduate study at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In 2007, he attended the Stanford Executive Programme.
Married to Maggie, with 2 children, Richard’s interests include golf, hiking, scuba-diving, Turkish carpets and porcelain, and visiting historical sites.
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Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)
The Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (known as MI6) is the only serving member of the service who is officially named in public.
The role is appointed by and accountable to the Foreign Secretary.
The Chief is responsible for the control of MI6 operations and for the efficiency of the service. The role holder makes an annual report on the work of MI6 to the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary.
Previous roles in government
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Director General, Political
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British Ambassador to Turkey