Duncan Norman

Duncan Norman MBE (born 1971)[1] is a British diplomat, serving since 2016 as the British Ambassador to Albania. Previously to this, he was the head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Afghanistan Unit. He joined the FCO in 1990, and has also worked in Dhaka, Tortola, Yerevan and Riyadh. He is married with one daughter.[2]

Since his appointment to Albania he has engaged in activities such as celebrating the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II in Tirana and attending an event focusing on Albanian reforms of higher education.[3][4] In 2018, he attended a ceremony in Tirana to lay to rest seven British airmen who fatally crashed in Albania during the Second World War.[5]

References
  1. Mackie, Colin. "A Directory of British Diplomats" (PDF). Colin Mackie's website.
  2. "Duncan Norman MBE". gov.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. "Queen's Birthday Party 2017 in Tirana". gov.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. "Higher Education in Albania conference". gov.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. Semini, Llazar. "74 years on, 7 UK WWII airmen laid to rest in Albania". apnews.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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