Andrew Pocock

British diplomat

Sir Andrew Pocock KCMG

Sir Andrew John Pocock KCMG (born 23 August 1955) is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS 2012–15.

## Early life and education

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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

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Pocock joined the Foreign Office in 1981.[1] He has been stationed in Lagos (1983-1986),[1] Washington DC, United States (1988-1992), Canberra (1997-2001),[1] Dar es Salaam (2003-2006), Harare, Zimbabwe (2006-2009),[1] Canada (2011-2012)[1] and Nigeria (2012–15).[1] In July 2015 the Foreign Office announced that Pocock was to retire from the Diplomatic Service.[2]

## Personal life

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Pocock is married to Julie Pocock.[1]

## Honours

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In 2016, he was awarded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation by the Archbishop of Canterbury "for his service to peace and stability in Nigeria".[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g "Change of British High Commissioner to Nigeria". Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-25., Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 24 October 2012
2. ^ Change of British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 23 July 2015
3. ^ "The Archbishop of Canterbury's Awards: Lambeth Palace" (PDF). Archbishop of Canterbury. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.[permanent dead link]

* POCOCK, Dr Andrew John, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
* Dr Andrew Pocock, gov.uk

Diplomatic posts

Preceded by

Richard Clarke

|  British High Commissioner to Tanzania
2003–2006  | Succeeded by

Philip Parham

Preceded by

Roderick Pullen

|  British Ambassador to Zimbabwe
2006–2009  | Succeeded by

Mark Canning

Preceded by

Anthony Cary

|  British High Commissioner to Canada
2011–2012  | Succeeded by

Corin Robertson
Acting

Preceded by

Andrew Lloyd

|  British High Commissioner to Nigeria
2012–2015  | Succeeded by

Paul Arkwright

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