Simon Martin CMG

Biography

Mr Simon Martin CMG was appointed as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco from February 2020 to August 2025. He presented his credentials to Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on 28 September 2020.

Prior to his appointment in Morocco, Mr Martin was British Ambassador to Bahrain from 2015 to 2019; Deputy Private Secretary to TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall from 2012 to 2014; Director of Protocol at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps from 2009 to 2012.

Mr Martin joined the FCO in 1984 and served in London, Rangoon, Budapest and Prague in a number of policy and commercial roles.

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Previous roles in government

  • British Ambassador to Morocco
  • British Ambassador to Bahrain