Iraq: New UK ambassador


Issue 976 - 05 Sep 2014 | 1 minute read

London has appointed Francis (Frank) Baker as ambassador to Iraq, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said on 29 August. Baker, who has been ambassador to Kuwait since 2010, replaces Simon Collis, who moves on after two years in Baghdad to an as-yet-unannounced post. Baker has been with the FCO since 1981, and has had postings to Ankara, Washington, Panama and Buenos Aires.

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