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Sir Philip Robert Barton is a British diplomat, formerly the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He was previously British High Commissioner to India; he was
Philip Barton
The Permanent Under Secretary of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, sometimes known as the Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Office, is the most senior civil servant in the FCDO.
Philip Barton
…to the President of India on 8 July 2020. He was the shortest-serving High Commissioner to India on record. He departed this role and became the first Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the newly combined Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs Office and thus Head of HM Diplomatic Service on 2 September 2020. He succeeded Sir Simon McDonald who had served since 2015. In 2021, Sir Philip apologised…
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