Peter Ricketts, Baron Ricketts
| The Right Honourable The Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO | |
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| Her Majesty's Ambassador to France | |
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In office 2012–2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| President | Francois Hollande |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Sir Peter Westmacott |
| Succeeded by | Sir Julian King |
| United Kingdom National Security Advisor | |
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In office 2010–2012 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Sir Kim Darroch |
| Permanent Secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |
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In office 2006–2010 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Jay |
| Succeeded by | Sir Simon Fraser |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Peter Forbes Ricketts 30 September 1952 Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom |
| Nationality |
 British |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Ricketts |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Pembroke College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Peter Forbes Ricketts, Baron Ricketts, GCMG, GCVO (born 30 September 1952[1]) is a retired British senior diplomat and a life peer. He sits as a crossbencher in the House of Lords.
Personal life
Ricketts attended Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield, and Pembroke College, Oxford where he read English Literature. In 1982 he married Suzanne Horlington; they have two adult children.[2]
Career
Ricketts replaced Peter Westmacott as UK Ambassador to France effective January 2012, with Kim Darroch taking Ricketts's old role as National Security Adviser.[3]
In December 2015 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced that he was to retire from the Diplomatic Service in January 2016.[4]
Prior to his appointment as National Security Adviser, Lord Ricketts had been the Permanent Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Before he took over that position in July 2006, he served as the Permanent Representative to NATO in Brussels. He was also previously the Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, leading him to give evidence to The Iraq Inquiry in November 2009.[5] He began his career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1974 and served as the Assistant Private Secretary to former Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe. Apart from Brussels, he has been posted to Singapore, Washington D.C. and Paris. Ricketts retired from HM Diplomatic Service in January 2016.
Retirement
In 2016 he took appointments as Strategic Adviser to Lockheed Martin UK and Non Executive Director of Engie.[6]
Honours
He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in 2003,[7] Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours,[8] and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in 2014.[9]
He was nominated for a life peerage in the 2016 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours and was created Baron Ricketts, of Shortlands in the County of Kent, on 17 October.[10][11]
See also
References
- ↑ Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalisation. Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations. Thursday 15 2009.
- ↑ Who's Who 2001. A&C Black, London. p. 1751. ISBN 0-7136-5432-5. Accessed 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Senior Diplomatic Appointments". Number 10. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to France". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "Iraq inquiry told of 'clear' threat from Saddam Hussein". BBC News. BBC. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ↑
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57100. p. 10. 31 October 2003.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59647. p. 3. 31 December 2010.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 60916. p. 12742. 27 June 2014.
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/543973/resignation_peerages_2016.pdf
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 61738. p. 22392. 21 October 2016.
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| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Pakenham |
Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by Sir John Scarlett |
| Preceded by Sir Emyr Jones Parry |
Director-General, Political of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by Sir John Sawers |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Sir Emyr Jones Parry |
Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council (NATO) 2003–2006 |
Succeeded by Sir Stewart Eldon |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Sir Michael Jay |
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 2006–2010 |
Succeeded by Sir Simon Fraser |
| Preceded by New position |
Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser 2010–2012 |
Succeeded by Sir Kim Darroch |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
| Preceded by Sir Peter Westmacott |
British Ambassador to France 2012–2016 |
Succeeded by Sir Julian King |
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