Martin took over as Deputy Head of Mission on the British Embassy in Ashgabat initially of September 2023.
He joined the International and Commonwealth Workplace in 1978 following a short while with HM Inspector of Taxes. He has a administration diploma and a sophisticated diploma in procurement & provide. Married in 1981, he has two sons (1991 & 1995).
Martin has served in various totally different roles abroad protecting company providers, worldwide improvement, bilateral commerce, financial, and political work in eleven totally different international locations, beginning abroad in Turkey, then Mexico, Hungary, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Thailand and Russia.
Residence excursions have included roles serving to arrange what’s now the Division for Enterprise & Commerce within the early Nineties, Coverage Adviser to the Secretary of State for Worldwide Growth, Head of Ministerial Help Unit and Head of HR & Skilled Companies in Business Procurement Division.
Abroad extra just lately, he was Deputy Excessive Commissioner to Brunei, opened the brand new British Embassy in Kyrgyzstan, headed up the UK Regional Passport Processing Centre in Hong Kong, and was Deputy Consul Normal Wuhan.
Curriculum vitae
| Dates | Function |
|---|---|
| 2022 to 2023 | Deputy Head Ukraine Grain Cell, Japanese Europe and Central Asia Directorate, FCO |
| 2018 to 2022 | BCG Wuhan, Deputy Consul Normal |
| 2014 to 2017 | Head Skilled Companies and HR, Business Procurement Division, Finance Directorate, FCO |
| 2012 to 2014 | BCG Hong Kong, Head Asia Regional Passport Processing Centre |
| 2011 to 2012 | Bishkek, Undertaking Supervisor |
| 2008 to 2011 | Head Ministerial Help Unit, Personal Places of work, FCO |
| 2007 to 2008 | Enterprise Analyst, Oxford Enterprise Group |
| 2003 to 2007 | Bandar Seri Begawan, Deputy Excessive Commissioner |
| 1999 to 2003 | Moscow, First Secretary & Senior Administration Officer |
| 1978 to 1999 | Communications Division FCO, Ankara, Mexico Metropolis, Finance Division FCO, Budapest, BHC Dhaka, FCO/DIT Joint Directorate, Manila, Bangkok, Coverage Division ODA/DFID |
