Andrew Pocock

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Person.png Andrew Pocock  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat)
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Born23 August, 1955
Alma materSt Mary's College (Trinidad), Queen Mary University of London, Peterhouse (Cambridge)

Employment.png UK/High Commissioner/Zimbabwe Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
2006 - 2009
During regime change attempt

Sir Andrew John Pocock is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to Nigeria.

John Bredenkamp's lawyers filed documents alleging that Dr. Andrew Pocock, as UK Ambassador to Zimbabwe, reported remarks of Bredenkamp's which lead to the UK Government to blacklist him for supporting Robert Mugabe.[1]

Background

Born in Trinidad and Tobago to John and Vida Pocock, Andrew Pocock was educated at St Mary's College, Trinidad, Queen Mary University of London (BA, MA) and Peterhouse, Cambridge (PhD).

Career

Pocock joined the Foreign Office in 1981.[2] He has been stationed in Lagos (1983-1986),[2] Washington DC, United States (1988-1992), Canberra (1997-2001),[2] Dar es Salaam (2003-2006), Harare, Zimbabwe (2006-2009),[2] Canada (2011-2012)[2] and Nigeria (2012–15).[2] In July 2015 the Foreign Office announced that Pocock was to retire from the Diplomatic Service.[3]

Personal life

Pocock is married to Julie Pocock.[2]


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