Iain Lindsay
Iain Lindsay OBE (born 9 March 1959) is a British diplomat who was the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Hungary.[1]
Iain Lindsay | |
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| British Ambassador to Hungary | |
| In office March 2016 – September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Theresa Bubbear |
| Succeeded by | Paul Fox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1959 Falkirk, Scotland |
Career
Lindsay joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980, spending much of his early career in the Asia-Pacific region. Lindsay served as the British Ambassador to Bahrain between 2011 to 2015. He was then British Ambassador to Hungary from 2016 to 2020. Lindsay left Hungary in September 2020, and retired from the diplomatic service.[2]
Honours and awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), 2002[1]
Commander's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (Középkereszt), 22 May 2020[3]
References
- "Iain Lindsay OBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Meet the ambassador: Iain Lindsay OBE bids farewell to the city he cherishes". welovebudapest.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- "Magyar Közlöny". Magyar Közlöny. p. 3133. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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