- AMBASSADOR TO ASMARA (NEW POST) - MINISTERIAL ENGAGEMENTS

17 Jan 2002 03:12 PM

AMBASSADOR TO ASMARA (NEW POST)

Mike Murray has been appointed Her Majesty''s Ambassador to Asmara. Mr Murray will take up his new appointment in early March.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Full Name: Michael Thomas Murray Date of Birth: 13 October 1945 Marital Status: Married to Birgitta Children: 1 son (1974); 1 daughter (1981)

Career 1999-2001 CHICAGO (Deputy Consul General) 1995-1998 LUSAKA (First Secretary/Development/Economic) 1990-1995 FCO (Permanent Under Secretary''s Department) 1988-1990 FCO (Head of Unit, Personnel Policy Department) 1987-1987 STANLEY (Temporary Duty) 1983-1986 BANJUL (Head of Chancery) 1980-1983 FCO (Personnel Operations Department/Permanent Under Secretary''s Department) 1977-1979 KHARTOUM (Second Secretary/Development) 1973-1977 FRANKFURT (Vice-Consul/Commercial) 1971-1973 VIENNA (Archivist) 1971-1971 FCO (Office Services) 1967-1971 PRAGUE (Registry) 1964-1967 FCO (Archives Department/Communications Department) 1964 Entered FCO

MINISTERIAL ENGAGEMENTS

In addition to their regular official and parliamentary duties, FCO Ministers have the following public engagements:

MR STRAW 1200 Tang Jiaxuan, Chinese Foreign Minister

1830 Reception for Faith Community Leaders, Number 10

BARONESS SYMONS 0930 Luong Van Tu, Vietnamese Vice-Minister for Trade

1500 Nice Bill - Report Stage - Day One, House of Lords

MR HAIN 1830 Institute of Public Policy Research Event, Royal Horticultural Halls

BARONESS AMOS 1500 House of Lords Questions

1600 John White, High Commissioner Bridgetown

1730 Paul Hare, HMA Havana

MR BRADSHAW Visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority

DR MACSHANE 1000 Better Public Buildings Ministerial Design Champions Meeting, Department of Culture Media and Sport

1200 Tang Jiaxuan, Chinese Foreign Minister

1530 Masaki Orita, Japanese Ambassador and Minister Umemoto

1700 Franco British Colloque, Bagshot

All Foreign Office press releases, including statements and speeches by Ministers can be read on our website www.fco.gov.uk. If you are interested in this or related subjects, please register with the website; releases will then be emailed to you automatically.