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Andrew Jonathan Mitchell
British ambassador and civil servant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrew Jonathan Mitchell CMG (born 7 March 1967) is a British ambassador and civil servant. From 4 September 2024, he has served as the British ambassador to Germany.[1][2]
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Career
Mitchell joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1991, serving in Bonn and Kathmandu as well as in the UK.[3] He was appointed British Ambassador to Sweden in 2007, serving for four years.[1]
Returning to the UK, Mitchell was the Foreign Office's director for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, and thence for prosperity for three years until 2014.[3][4] He then moved to the private sector, working as international director for M-Integrated Solutions for three years from 2015,[1] before returning to government in 2018 as HM Trade Commissioner for Europe.[1][5]
In 2020, Mitchell moved to the Department for International Trade as director-general overseeing "markets and supply chains", from 2021 "exports and UK trade", and from 2023 "domestic and international markets and exports" in the renamed Department for Business and Trade.[1][3]
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Personal life
Mitchell studied Modern Languages at The Queen’s College, Oxford.[6]
He is married with three children. He speaks English, German, French, Spanish and Swedish.[6]
Honours
Mitchell was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in New Year Honours for 2013, "for services to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games".[7]
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