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:Robin Lamb has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to Bahrain in succession to Peter Ford, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service Appointment. Mr Lamb will take up his new appointment in August 2003.
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'''Robin Lamb'''is a retired British diplomat.
  
==CURRICULUM VITAE==
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==Education==
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Robin Lamb studied Arabic and history at [[Brasenose College, Oxford]], and at the [[Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies]] (MECAS) in [[Lebanon]].
  
Robin Lamb
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==Career==
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He joined HM Diplomatic Service in [[1971]] and his career has been almost entirely devoted to Britain’s relationship with the [[Middle East]] – encompassing appointments to British Embassies in [[Bahrain]] (as Ambassador), Basra (as Consul General), [[Cairo]], [[Jedda]], [[Khartoum]], [[Kuwait]], [[Riyadh]] and [[Tripoli]], as well as an assignment in [[Muscat]]. Appointments at the Foreign Office have included spells as a Director of Trade Partners UK (now DIT) and as Deputy Head of the Middle East Department. He left government service in April [[2007]].<ref>https://lbbc.org.uk/team/robin-lamb/</ref>
  
Full Name: Robin David Lamb Date of Birth: 25 November 1948 Marital Status: Married to Susan Children: One daughter (1982), and two sons (1986), (1996)
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Lamb has been Director General of the Libyan-British Business Council since May 2009. Lamb is also Executive Director of the Egyptian British Business Council, a member of the Board of the Egyptian British Chamber of Commerce and a Trustee of the [[British University in Egypt]] as well as a member of the Board of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs.
 
 
*2001 - Present KUWAIT (Deputy Head of Mission)
 
*1999 - 2001 Loan to DTI (Director - Business Group 2, TPUK)
 
*1997 - 1999 FCO (Deputy Head of [[Middle East Department]])
 
*1997 FCO (Deputy Head of [[Information Department]])
 
*1993 - 1996 CAIRO (1st Sec, Head of Political Section)
 
*1992 FCO (Head of [[Scott Inquiry Unit]])
 
*1991 - 1992 FCO (Research Officer, Research Department)
 
*1991 KUWAIT (Temporary Duty)
 
*1990 - 1991 FCO (Desk Officer, Emergency Unit)
 
*1988 - 1990 FCO (Research Officer, Research Department)
 
*1985 - 1987 RIYADH (1st Sec, Economic)
 
*1984 - 1985 FCO (Temporary Duty, Middle East Department)
 
*1984 MUSCAT (Temporary Duty)
 
*1982 - 1984 FCO (Research Officer, Research Department)
 
*1979 - 1982 JEDDA (2nd Sec, Chancery)
 
*1977 - 1979 FCO (Research Officer, Research Department)
 
*1977 TRIPOLI (Temporary Duty)
 
*1976 - 1977 FCO (Research Officer, Research Department)
 
*1976 TRIPOLI (Temporary Duty)
 
*1975 KHARTOUM (Temporary Duty)
 
*1974 - 1975 Full Time Language Training
 
*1971 - 1974 FCO (Assistant Research Officer, Research Department)
 
*1971 Entered FCO<ref>  Hermes Database November 4, 2002 FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE - CHANGE OF AMBASSADOR TO THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN - MINISTERIAL ENGAGEMENTS - CHANGE OF AMBASSADOR TO THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN</ref>
 
  
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[category:British Propaganda|Lamb, Robin]]
 

Latest revision as of 10:14, 27 February 2022

Person.png Robin LambRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat)
Screenshot 2022-02-27 at 21-14-23 Robin Lamb – LBBC.png
Born25 November 1948
Alma materBrasenose College (Oxford), Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies
British diplomat specializing in the Middle East.

Robin Lambis a retired British diplomat.

Education

Robin Lamb studied Arabic and history at Brasenose College, Oxford, and at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies (MECAS) in Lebanon.

Career

He joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1971 and his career has been almost entirely devoted to Britain’s relationship with the Middle East – encompassing appointments to British Embassies in Bahrain (as Ambassador), Basra (as Consul General), Cairo, Jedda, Khartoum, Kuwait, Riyadh and Tripoli, as well as an assignment in Muscat. Appointments at the Foreign Office have included spells as a Director of Trade Partners UK (now DIT) and as Deputy Head of the Middle East Department. He left government service in April 2007.[1]

Lamb has been Director General of the Libyan-British Business Council since May 2009. Lamb is also Executive Director of the Egyptian British Business Council, a member of the Board of the Egyptian British Chamber of Commerce and a Trustee of the British University in Egypt as well as a member of the Board of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs.


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