David Moran (diplomat)

David John Moran (born 22 August 1959) is a British diplomat, who has been ambassador to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

David John Moran
British Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
In office
December 2013 – 2017
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySarah Gillett
Succeeded byJane Owen
British Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
In office
2009–2012
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byPaul Brummell
Succeeded byCarolyn Browne
British Ambassador to Uzbekistan
In office
2005–2007
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byCraig Murray
Succeeded byIain Kelly
Personal details
Born (1959-08-22) August 22, 1959
Alma materWillamette University
University of Sussex

Early life

David John Moran was educated at Stoke Brunswick School and Tonbridge School and gained a BA degree in Soviet Studies from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.[1]

He spent a year working for Oregon State Employment Division, then returned to England for a year to gain a MA degree in International Relations from the University of Sussex.[1]

Career

After another year at Oregon State and a year working as a professional blues pianist he joined the Department of Trade and Industry in 1985 but transferred to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in the same year. He served at Nairobi, Moscow and Paris and at the FCO before being appointed ambassador to Uzbekistan 2005–07. He was Counsellor in the Human Resources Directorate at the FCO 2007–08, seconded to the Cabinet Office 2008–09, ambassador to Kazakhstan (and non-resident ambassador to Kyrgyzstan) 2009–12, and chargé d'affaires to Georgia in early 2013. He was appointed ambassador to Switzerland and non-resident ambassador to Liechtenstein from December 2013.[1]

In 2013 David Moran was chief consultant to the writers of the BBC TV series Ambassadors.[2]

Personal life

References
  1. Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Switzerland, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 2 May 2013
  2. Can new Mitchell & Webb comedy help the Foreign Office improve its image?, The Independent, London, 8 October 2013
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