Giles Lever
Biography
Giles Lever was HM Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan from 2021 to 2024.
Mr Lever joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1990 and has worked in a wide range of roles, including in Africa, on the Middle East and North Africa, and on security issues. He has particular experience of East Asia, with previous postings in Vietnam and Japan.
Curriculum vitae
Full name: Mr Giles Lever
| Dates | Role |
|---|---|
| 2021 to 2024 | Khartoum, HM Ambassador |
| 2018 to 2020 | Kabul, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2014 to 2018 | Vietnam, Her Majesty’s Ambassador |
| 2013 to 2014 | Full-time Language Training (Vietnamese) |
| 2011 to 2013 | Abuja, Deputy High Commissioner |
| 2009 to 2011 | Department for International Development, Head, Middle East and North Africa Department |
| 2009 | FCO, Strategy Development, Counter-Terrorism Department |
| 2009 | Erbil, Acting Consul General |
| 2006 to 2009 | FCO, Deputy Head, Iraq Group |
| 2002 to 2006 | Tokyo, First Secretary (Political), later Head, Political Section |
| 2000 to 2002 | Full-time language training (Japanese) |
| 1997 to 2000 | FCO, Head, Export Control Policy Section, Non-Proliferation Department |
| 1993 to 1997 | Hanoi, Second Secretary (Political) |
| 1991 to 1992 | FCO, Desk Officer, Thailand/Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia Team, South East Asia Department |
| 1990 | Joined FCO |