Andrew Dalgleish
British diplomat. Minister/Counsellor, South Korea 2011-2016, Ambassador to Croatia 2016-
About Andrew Dalgleish
Born 1975. Andrew Dalgleish is a British diplomat.
Andrew Dalgleish (born 17 December 1975) is a British diplomat. He served as British Ambassador to Croatia from 2016 to 2021. From 2022 to 2024, he was Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan, acting as Chargé d’Affaires from January 2023 during the absence of a High Commissioner. In January 2025, he was appointed Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Paris. Career Dalgleish joined the Department of Social Security in 1998. He went on to join the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the United Kingdom Representation to the European Union, where he worked until 2008. He served as the deputy head of mission at the British Embassy Seoul from 2011 to 2015. He became the Ambassador to Croatia in July 2016.
While ambassador in Croatia, Dalgleish had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and was interviewed about its impact on his diplomatic life. He noted that he was glad he had moved his children from the United Kingdom to join him.
In 2019, Dalgleish reassured Croatian citizens living in the United Kingdom that the British Government had taken measures to protect EU citizens in the event of a No-deal Brexit.
In 2022, Dalgleish was appointed as deputy British High Commissioner to Pakistan. As of January 2023, he was serving as acting High Commissioner and stated that the international community needed a clear plan from Pakistan on the spending of international aid. "What won’t happen is $9 billion will be dumped into Pakistan’s bank account and they will then figure out what to do."
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Who is Andrew Dalgleish?
British diplomat. Minister/Counsellor, South Korea 2011-2016, Ambassador to Croatia 2016-
When was Andrew Dalgleish born?
Andrew Dalgleish was born on 17 December 1975 in Wakefield.
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Andrew Dalgleish is a diplomat.
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Andrew Dalgleish is British.
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