Matthew Robert Field[1] OBE is a British diplomat.[2] He joined HM Diplomatic Service in 2003.[2] Between August 2018 and June 2022 he has served as the British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3][4] In January 2023 he took up the post of ambassador to the Czech Republic.[5][6]
Matt Field | |
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.jpg) Matt Field in 2023 during commemoration of the Velvet Revolution | |
| British Ambassador to the Czech Republic | |
| Assumed office 23 January 2023 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Nick Archer |
| British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office 2018–2022 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Edward Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | Julian Reilly |
| Personal details | |
| Spouse | Martina Field |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
Field was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to British foreign policy.[7]
Field graduated with a BA in Religious Studies, an MA in Japanese Studies, and an MA in Business Administration.[8]
References
edit- ^ University of Durham Congregation, Thursday 1 July 1999 9:55am, Durham: Durham University, p. 2
- ^ a b "Matthew Field". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Zejna Yesilyurt (30 January 2019). "Exclusive Interview with H.E. Matthew Field, United Kingdom Ambassador to BiH". Sarajevo Times. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Britanski ambasador Matt Field odlazi iz BiH: Ovo je bio dom za našu porodicu, biće nam teško otići... - Poslao je važnu poruku bh. građanima". Oslobođenje (in Bosnian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Czech Republic: Matt Field". GOV.UK. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "V Praze úřaduje nový britský velvyslanec: Zmínil zlo na Ukrajině, pivaře či Cimrmana a umí i Ř". Blesk. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N26.
- ^ "Matt Field OBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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