Robin Jeremy Ord-Smith MVO (8 October 1965[citation needed] – 20 September 2022[1]) was a British diplomat.

Robin Ord-Smith
British Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
In office
June 2015 – January 2019
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byJudith Farnworth
Succeeded byCharles Garrett
Personal details
Born(1965-10-08)8 October 1965
Died20 September 2022(2022-09-20) (aged 56)
Alma materUniversity of Surrey (BSc)

He was educated at Ferndown Upper School and the University of Surrey (BSc).[2] He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1985, and was British Ambassador to Tajikistan 2012–2014, then British Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan 2015–2019.[3] He then became the Business Ombudsman of the Kyrgyz Republic.

References

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  1. ^ "Robin Ord-Smith, Business Ombudsman and former British Ambassador, has unexpectedly passed away". akipress.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ ORD-SMITH, Robin Jeremy, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
  3. ^ Robin Ord-Smith, MVO, gov.uk