New British Ambassador appointed to Portugal

A notice from the British Embassy today advises that Mr Chris Sainty has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic in succession to Ms Kirsty Hayes.

Mr Sainty will take up his appointment in the summer of 2018.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full name: Christopher James Sainty

Married to: Sarah Helen Sainty

Children: Three

2015 - 2017 FCO, European Correspondent and Head of Europe (South) Department, Europe Directorate

2011 - 2015 Rome, Deputy Head of Mission

2008 - 2010 Islamabad, Political Counsellor

2006 - 2008 The Hague, Deputy Head of Mission

2004 - 2006 FCO, Head of EU Presidency Department

2000 - 2004 Madrid, First Secretary (Political)

1998 - 2000 FCO, Head of Newsroom, Press Office

1996 - 1998 FCO, Common Foreign and Security Policy Unit

1992 - 1996 New Delhi, Second Secretary (Political)

1990 - 1992 FCO, Hong Kong Department

1989 Joined the Diplomatic Service

LISBON, 16 January 2018

Comments  

-1 #2 Dierdre 2018-01-17 16:13

Let's face it. If Portugal was a really useful plum posting for the UK it would have the up and coming whizz kids of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office competing for it.
Like so many previously, this guy is clearly in his twilight hours and presumably had asked for one of Pres. Trumps more obvious s**thole countries like Haiti or Burundi. Somewhere he could make a positive difference for British Citizens, but they had been taken. So he is coming to Portugal, to achieve - like so many of us already here - precisely nothing.

0 #1 Plain Speaking 2018-01-16 15:53

Looks like a remainer. He´ll have his work cut out with many of the expats here

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