Alan Collins (diplomat)

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Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Philippines
In office
1998–2002
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byAdrian Thorpe
Succeeded byPaul Dimond
Personal details
Born (1948-04-01) 1 April 1948 (age 76)
London, United Kingdom
OccupationDiplomat

Sir Alan Stanley Collins,

Ambassador to the Philippines
(1998–2002).

Collins joined the

Royal Dutch Shell
as Vice-President for International Relations.

Collins took a keen interest in the welfare of children when he was Ambassador to the Philippines. As High Commissioner to

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. In Singapore, he also served in the delegation that won the 2012 Olympics for London. In 2011, he was further associated with the preparation of the Olympic Games when he was appointed Managing Director of Olympic Legacy under the UK Trade & Investment
.

After retiring from the diplomatic service in 2011, Collins has held a number of directorships, including those of Prudential Assurance Singapore, ICICI Bank UK and JP Morgan American Investment Trust, etc. He has been a Trustee of Battersea Dogs & Cats Home since 2021.

Biography

Early years

Collins was born in

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.[4] Between 1973 and 1975, he was Private Secretary to the Vice Chief of the Air Staff.[1]

Career diplomat

In 1981, Collins left the MoD to join the

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).[5] His first position was a Desk Officer for the Nordic countries in the Western European Department.[4][5] Two years later, he became a Desk Officer for Iran and Iraq in the Middle East Department.[4][5] Between 1986 and 1990, he was posted to the British Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he worked as First Secretary, Head of Chancery and Deputy Head of Mission successively.[5] In 1990, he was posted to the British Embassy in Manila, the Philippines, where he was Counsellor (Commercial) and Deputy Head of Mission.[5] He returned to the United Kingdom as Head of Aviation and Maritime Department in 1993.[4]

In 1995, Collins was selected, among a pool of five to six fellow diplomats, to succeed

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1998 New Year Honours list.[9]

From 1998 to 2002, Collins was appointed

non-governmental organisation, to provide medical services to children by setting up mobile clinics on the streets of the Malate district in Manila.[10] He also assisted in organising training on handling child abuse cases for the Philippine National Police.[10]

In 2002, Collins was seconded to

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.[12] When he was in Singapore, he also served in the delegation that won the 2012 Olympics for London.[13]

In September 2006, it was announced that Collins would take up the dual position of

Prince Harry's official visit to New York City.[14]

In New York, Collins continued to be associated with the preparatory work of the 2012 Olympic Games. In 2011, he was appointed the Senior Responsible Officer of the London Olympics 2012 Co-ordination Unit to oversee the FCO's contribution to the Games.[15] He was also Managing Director of Olympic Legacy under the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to take in charge of the strategic direction of London 2012 work in the FCO and the UKTI.[15] Collins retired from the FCO in 2011 after serving four years as Consul General in New York, but he continued to hold the offices related to the Olympic Games until 2012.[1]

Post-FCO career

After retiring from the FCO, Collins has held a number of directorships. He was a non-executive director of Prudential Assurance Singapore, ICICI Bank UK and JP Morgan American Investment Trust, as well as a director of Prudential Hong Kong and a member of the Asia Advisory Board of St James's Place.[16] Collins joined Battersea Dogs & Cats Home as a Trustee in March 2021. He sits on the Board of Trustees, the Global Programmes Committee, the Governance and Nominations Committee and chairs the Global Programmes Advancement Board.

Personal life

Collins was married to Ann Dorothy Roberts in 1971.[1] The couple have one daughter and two sons.[4] Their daughter was born in 1985 and their two sons were born in 1988 and 1995 respectively.[4] Collins is a member of Marylebone Cricket Club, the Kennel Club, and the Royal Commonwealth Society.[1] He is a Life Patron of the British Theatre Playhouse, a Singaporean theatre and live entertainment company.[17]

Honours

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "COLLINS, Sir Alan (Stanley)" (2012), p.470.
  2. ^ "Births Jun 1948: Collins, Alan S." (retrieved on 10 July 2016)
  3. ^ "Sir Alan Collins appointed to the Amlin plc Board" (29 September 2011)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Change of Her Majesty's British Consul-General in New York" (29 September 2006)
  5. ^ a b c d e "Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Statement" (23 January 2003)
  6. ^ a b "英駐華代表下月易人牟理士調識、外交部司長柯林斯接任" (26 March 1995)
  7. ^ "英國新任駐華代表六日抵台履新。柯安龍：推廣經貿交流與兩岸情勢無關" (3 August 1995)
  8. ^ a b "致力推動中英雙邊貿易投資，英國貿易文化台北辦事處處長柯安龍獨領C.M.G.獎" (2 February 1998)
  9. ^ a b "Supplement to Issue 54993", London Gazette, 30 December 1997, p.3.
  10. ^ a b c Diaz (24 March 2002)
  11. ^ a b c "Board Members" (retrieved on 1 April 2016)
  12. ^ a b "Issue 57953 Archived 2016-06-10 at the Wayback Machine", London Gazette, 11 April 2006.
  13. ^ a b Briggs (1 February 2012)
  14. ^ "Prince Harry to visit New York City" (13 May 2009)
  15. ^ a b "FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympic and Paralympic games 2012 – Foreign Affairs Committee" (6 February 2011)
  16. ^ "Advisory Council" (retrieved on 8 April 2016)
  17. ^ "British Theatre Playhouse's Distinguished Patrons". Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

References

English materials

Chinese materials

  • "英駐華代表下月易人牟理士調識、外交部司長柯林斯接任", United Daily News, 26 March 1995, p. 2.
  • "英國新任駐華代表六日抵台履新。柯安龍：推廣經貿交流與兩岸情勢無關", United Daily News, 3 August 1995, p. 4.
  • "致力推動中英雙邊貿易投資，英國貿易文化台北辦事處處長柯安龍獨領C.M.G.獎", Economy Daily News, 2 February 1998, p. 32.

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Preceded by Head of Aviation and Maritime Department,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1993–1995 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director-General of the
British Trade and Cultural Office, Taipei
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Preceded by Ambassador of the
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1998–2002 		Succeeded by
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