Thomas Harris (diplomat)

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Sir Thomas George Harris

CMG (born 6 February 1945, died 12 October 2021)[1] was a British banker and former diplomat who served as the British ambassador to South Korea.[2]

Career

From 2004 Harris served as the Vice Chairman of the financial services and banking company Standard Chartered and a non-executive director of Standard Chartered Korea. Harris was also a non-executive director of the chemicals and technology company Johnson Matthey and the medical technology company Biocompatibles.[2] He was also Chairman of the Trade Policy Panel of the British Bankers Association.[2]

As a member of the British

CMG in the 1995 Birthday Honours.[4] Harris was the Director General for Export Promotion for the United Kingdom between 1997 and 1999.[2]

Harris was a Director of the UK India Business Council and Asia House. Harris was the Chairman of the Pakistan Britain Trade and Investment Forum and the Taiwan British Business Council.[2] In the British Civil Service Harris held several appointments in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Cabinet Office and the Department of Trade and Industry.[2]

Harris was knighted in the 2002 New Year Honours.[5]

References

  1. ^ Who's Who: HARRIS, Sir Thomas (George)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Sir Thomas Harris KBE CMG". Gresham College. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ Ben Ellery (22 November 2019). "Prince Andrew: I don't remember duke staying over, says consul‑general". The Times. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ The London Gazette, 16 June 1995 (issue 54066), p. 3
  5. ^ "New Year Honours: Diplomatic Service and overseas". BBC News. 31 December 2001. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of South Korea
1994–1997
Succeeded by