Sir Michael Arthur, Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, is the British Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany. Sir Michael was born 28 August 1950. He is married to Plaxy Gillian Beatrice, and has four children: two sons and two daughters. Sir Michael is already acquainted with Germany: between 1984 and 1988 he worked at the British Embassy in Bonn as First Secretary Political.

2003-2007    Head of Mission in India, New Dehli
2001-2003    FCO, Director General Europe and Economic
1999-2001    Washington, Minister/DHM
1997-1999    FCO, Director Resources, Chief Inspector and Principal
                   Finance Officer
1993-1997    Paris, Political Counsellor (Head of Chancery, Paris)
1988-1993    FCO, Head of European Union Department (Internal)
1984-1988    Bonn, First Secretary Political
1981-1984    Private Secretary to Lord Privy Seal (Ian Gilmour,
                   Humphrey Atkins) and Minister of State FCO
                   (John Bestead and Janet Young)
1979-1981    FCO, EUDI Desk Officer for Fisheries
1976-1978    Kinshasa, Second Secretary
1974-1976    Second Secretary, UKRep Brussels
1973            FCO and UKMis Geneva - Desk officer for negotiations and additional protocols to Geneva Convention
1972            FCO later UKMis New York

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Ambassador: Sir Michael Arthur

Private Secretary: Pamela Parker
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