About Philip Parham
Born 1960. Philip Parham is a British diplomat.
Philip John Parham is a British diplomat.
He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1993, served as UK High Commissioner to Tanzania from 2006 to 2009, as Ambassador and UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from 2009 to 2013, and as UK Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, he was appointed to be the UK's Envoy to the Commonwealth.
Parham was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2015 New Year Honours "for services to British multilateral foreign policy interests".
Parham is married to teacher and writer Kasia Giedroyc, sister of comedian Mel Giedroyc and director Coky Giedroyc. They have seven children.
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Who is Philip Parham?
British diplomat
When was Philip Parham born?
Philip Parham was born on 14 August 1960.
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Philip Parham is a diplomat.
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Philip Parham is British.
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