Andrew Jonathan Mitchell
Andrew Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Germany | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2024 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Jill Gallard |
| British Ambassador to Sweden | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Anthony Cary |
| Succeeded by | Paul Johnston |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1967 Ormskirk, England |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
Andrew Jonathan Mitchell CMG (born 7 March 1967) is a British ambassador and civil servant. From 4 September 2024, he has served as the British ambassador to Germany.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Mitchell joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1991, serving in Bonn and Kathmandu as well as in the UK.[3] He was appointed British Ambassador to Sweden in 2007, serving for four years.[1]
Returning to the UK, Mitchell was the Foreign Office's director for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, and thence for prosperity for three years until 2014.[3][4] He then moved to the private sector, working as international director for M-Integrated Solutions for three years from 2015,[1] before returning to government in 2018 as HM Trade Commissioner for Europe.[1][5]
In 2020, Mitchell moved to the Department for International Trade as director-general overseeing "markets and supply chains", from 2021 "exports and UK trade", and from 2023 "domestic and international markets and exports" in the renamed Department for Business and Trade.[1][3]
Personal life
[edit]Mitchell studied Modern Languages at The Queen’s College, Oxford.[6]
He is married with three children. He speaks English, German, French, Spanish and Swedish.[6]
Honours
[edit]Mitchell was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in New Year Honours for 2013, "for services to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games".[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Germany: Andrew Mitchell". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ "Andrew Mitchell CMG". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ a b c "Mitchell, Andrew Jonathan, (born 7 March 1967)". Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U245336. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ Whitefield, Mimi (2014-09-28). "Q&A with Andrew Mitchell, British diplomat in charge of prosperity". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ Griffiths, Katherine (2018-07-06). "Former ambassador given key role for Europe". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
- ^ a b "Ambassadors in Germany". diplomatisches-magazin.de. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ The United Kingdom:"No. 60367". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 28 December 2012. p. 3.