James Sharp
British diplomat
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| Intro | British diplomat | ||||||
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | ||||||
| is | Diplomat | ||||||
| Work field | Politics | ||||||
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| Birth | 12 April 1960 | ||||||
| Age | 64 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||||
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Biography
James Lyall Sharp (born 12 April 1960) is a British diplomat who served as Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan 2002–2005.
Early life
Sharp is a son of Sir Richard Lyall Sharp (1915–2002), a civil servant. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, and Durham University (St Cuthbert's Society) where he graduated in 1982 with a 2:1 BA degree in Modern Middle Eastern Studies.
Career
- 1983–1986: Customer Relations, British Aerospace, Riyadh
- 1987: Entered Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO)
- 1987–1988: South America Department
- 1989–1992: Cairo (Second Secretary, Chancery/Information)
- 1992–1995: Head of Section, Eastern Department
- 1995–1996: Head of Section, Hong Kong Department
- 1996–1998: Vienna OSCE (First Secretary)
- 1998–2000: Head of Section, North East Asia & Pacific Department
- 2000–2001: Deputy Head, Security Policy Department
- 2002–2005: Ambassador to Kazakhstan, and concurrently non-resident Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
- 2006–2008: Head, Western Mediterranean/JHA/Germany Group, FCO
- 2008–2012: Asia Pacific Regional Director, UK Border Agency, Hong Kong
- 2012–2013: Arms Export Policy Department, FCO
- 2013–present: Director, Migration, FCO