Jamie Bowden (diplomat) explained

Jamie Bowden
Office:HM Ambassador to Chile
Term Start:2018
Term End:2020
Office2:Deputy Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall
Term Start2:2014
Term End2:2017
Office3:HM Ambassador to Oman
Term Start3:2011
Term End3:2014
Office4:HM Ambassador to Bahrain
Term Start4:2006
Term End4:2011
Birth Name:James Nicholas Geoffrey Bowden
Birth Date:27 May 1960

James Nicholas Geoffrey Bowden (born 27 May 1960) is a retired British diplomat who was ambassador to Chile from 2018 to 2020.

Career

Bowden was educated at Eton, then served in the Royal Green Jackets 1980–86. He then joined the diplomatic service and served at Aden, Khartoum, Washington, Riyadh and at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He was deputy head of mission in Kabul in 2002, Kuwait 2003–04, Baghdad 2004–05, and Kuwait again 2005–06. He was ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain 2006–11 and to the Sultanate of Oman 2011–14. He was seconded as deputy private secretary to the Prince of Wales 2014–17. He took up his post as ambassador to the Republic of Chile in June 2018.[1]

Honours

Bowden was appointed OBE in 2002 "in recognition of services in support of operations in Afghanistan", CMG in the 2012 New Year Honours, and MVO in the 2017 New Year Honours.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jamie Bowden starts duties as new British Ambassador to Chile . British Embassy Santiago . 21 June 2018 . 21 June 2018 . 23 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190723194940/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/jamie-bowden-starts-duties-as-new-british-ambassador-to-chile . live .