Matt Field Explained

Matt Field
Office:British Ambassador to the Czech Republic
Term Start:23 January 2023
Predecessor:Nick Archer
Primeminister:Rishi Sunak
Office2:British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Term Start2:2018
Term End2:2022
Predecessor2:Edward Ferguson
Successor2:Julian Reilly
Monarch2:Elizabeth II
Primeminister2:Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Spouse:Martina Field
Children:2 sons
Alma Mater:Durham University

Matthew Robert Field[1] is a British diplomat.[2] He joined HM Diplomatic Service in 2003. Between August 2018 and June 2022 he has served as the British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3] [4] In January 2023 he took up the post of ambassador to the Czech Republic.[5] [6]

Field was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to British foreign policy.

Field graduated with a BA in Religious Studies, an MA in Japanese Studies, and an MA in Business Administration.[7]

Notes and References

  1. University of Durham Congregation, Thursday 1 July 1999 9:55am, Durham: Durham University, p. 2
  2. Web site: Matthew Field . GOV.UK . 15 June 2021 . en.
  3. News: Zejna Yesilyurt . Exclusive Interview with H.E. Matthew Field, United Kingdom Ambassador to BiH . 15 June 2021 . Sarajevo Times . 2019-01-30.
  4. Web site: 2022-06-17 . Britanski ambasador Matt Field odlazi iz BiH: Ovo je bio dom za našu porodicu, biće nam teško otići... - Poslao je važnu poruku bh. građanima . 2022-07-22 . Oslobođenje . bs.
  5. Web site: 2022-06-17 . Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Czech Republic: Matt Field . 2022-07-22 . GOV.UK . en.
  6. News: V Praze úřaduje nový britský velvyslanec: Zmínil zlo na Ukrajině, pivaře či Cimrmana a umí i Ř . 23 January 2023 . Blesk . 23 January 2023.
  7. Web site: Matt Field OBE . 2024-08-26 . GOV.UK . en.