UK ambassador leaves Qatar after a year


Issue 948 - 07 Jun 2013 | 1 minute read

Britain’s ambassador to Qatar, Michael O’Neill, is unexpectedly leaving after just a year in the job. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) confirmed O’Neill, posted to Doha in May 2012, would go in early June. “He is leaving Doha for personal reasons. A successor will be announced in due course,” a spokesman said.

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