Edward Oakden Explained

Edward Oakden
Office1:	British Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
Term Start1:	2006
Term End1:	2010
Predecessor1:	Richard Makepeace
Successor1:	Dominic Jermey
Monarch1:	Elizabeth II
Primeminister1:	Tony Blair Gordon Brown
Office:	British Ambassador to Jordan
Term Start:	April 2015
Term End:	April 2020
Predecessor:	Peter Millett
Successor:	Bridget Brind
Primeminister:	David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson
Birth Date:	3 November 1959^[1]
Spouse:	Florence Eid
Children:	3
Education:	Repton School
Alma Mater:	Trinity College, Cambridge
Birth Name:	Edward Anthony Oakden

Edward Anthony Oakden is a British diplomat, the Ambassador to Jordan from 2015 to 2020.

He was educated at Repton School and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2] ^[3]

Career

In 1981 he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
From 1984 to 1985 he was Third Secretary (later Second Secretary) in Baghdad.
From 1985 to 1988 he was Second Secretary British Embassy in Khartoum.
From 1988 to 1992 he was Private Secretary to the Ambassador in Washington, D.C.
From 1992 to 1995 he was Deputy Head of the EU, External & Eastern Adriatic Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
From 1995 to 1997 he was Private Secretary to John Major for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Northern Ireland.
From 1997 to 1998 he was Deputy Head EU Department (Internal) in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
From 1998 to 2002 he was Deputy Head of Mission in Madrid
From 2002 to 2004 he was Director for International Security in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
In 2002 he was head of Security Policy Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
From 2004 to 2006 he was Director for Defence and Strategic Threats and Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
From 2006 to 2010 he was Ambassador in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
From 2010 to 2012 he was managing director of a Sector Group of UK Trade & Investment.
From 2012 to 2013 he was managing director of UK Trade & Investment.
From 2013 to 2015 he was Director of the department Middle East, with responsibility for Persian Gulf countries, Iraq and Iran. in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
On he was appointed ambassador to Amman, where he is accredited from to 2020. He was succeeded by Bridget Brind.^[4] ^[5]

Personal life

He was married to Dr Florence Eid and has three daughters. He has two more children with deceased Florence Eid.

Notes and References

Book: The Diplomatic Service List . HM Stationery Office . 2003 . 269 . 9780115917752 . Google Books.
Web site: OAKDEN, Edward Anthony. Who's Who. 2017. 17 March 2017. subscription .
Book: University of Cambridge. The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year .... 1991. Cambridge University Press.
Web site: British Ambassador for Jordan: Edward Oakden CMG . British Government.
News: Edward Oakden: Director of Middle East British Foreign Office . . 19 September 2014.