Peter Westmacott

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British Ambassador to Turkey
In office
2002–2006
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded bySir David Logan
Succeeded byNick Baird
Personal details
Born
Peter John Westmacott

(1950-12-23) 23 December 1950 (age 73)
Edington, Somerset, England
Spouses
  • Angela Lugg
    ​
    (m. 1972)​
  • Susan Nemazee
    ​
    (m. 2001)​
RelationsHerbert Westmacott (cousin)
Children3
EducationTaunton School
Alma materNew College, Oxford
OccupationDiplomat

Sir Peter John Westmacott

Ambassador to the United States from January 2012 to January 2016, succeeding Sir Nigel Sheinwald, a posting announced by the Prime Minister's Office on 24 June 2011.[1]

Career

GCMG
Collar and Breast Star

Westmacott joined the

Chancery
from 1987.

In 1990, he was

Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Deputy Under Secretary of State
.

From 2002 to 2006, Westmacott was

HM Ambassador to Turkey.[2]

Formerly

HM Ambassador to the United States in January 2012. In 2015, Westmacott was paid a salary of between £170,000 and £174,999 by the Foreign Office, making him one of the 328 most highly paid people in the British public sector at that time.[3]

Personal life

Westmacott was educated at Taunton School before going to New College, Oxford. In 1972, Westmacott married Angela Lugg, with whom he had two sons and a daughter. In 2001, he married an American, Susan Nemazee.[4]

Westmacott's father was Ian Westmacott, a reverend, and his mother was named Rosemary (née Watney).[4] His cousin, Captain Herbert Westmacott MC, was killed during a gunfight with the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Belfast in 1980.[5]

Honours and awards

  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
    (GCMG) – 2016
  • Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
    (LVO) – 1993
  • Commandeur, Legion of Honour – 2008[6]

In March 1993 Westmacott was appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order.[7] He was later appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2000 New Year Honours before being promoted to Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 2003 Birthday Honours and Knight Grand Cross (GCMG) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to diplomacy.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Senior Diplomatic Appointments". Number 10. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Peter Westmacott". Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Senior officials 'high earners' salaries as at 30 September 2015 – Government of the United Kingdom". Government of the United Kingdom. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ^
    ISBN 9780992934873
    .
  5. ^ "ENVOY EXPERT; TOURISTS IN TERROR BLAST". Daily Mirror. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Sir Peter Westmacott". ceuropeens.org.
  7. ^ "No. 53276". The London Gazette. 16 April 1993. p. 6783.
  8. ^ "No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1999. p. 4.
  9. ^ "No. 56963". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2003. p. 3.
  10. ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B3.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Sir David Logan
British Ambassador to Turkey

2002–2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of the United Kingdom to France
2007–2012 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
British Ambassador to the United States

2012–2016 		Succeeded by
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