Alan Stanley Collins

Sir Alan Collins KCVO, CMG


Her Majesty's Consul General in New York
In office 2007–2011
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Philip L. Thomas
Succeeded by	Danny Lopez
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Singapore
In office 2003–2007
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Stephen Brown
Succeeded by	Paul Madden
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Philippines
In office 1998–2002
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Adrian Thorpe
Succeeded by	Paul Dimond
Personal details
Born	(1948-04-01) 1 April 1948 (age 69) London, United Kingdom
Occupation	Diplomat

Annex: Major experience
Joined the Ministry of Defence (1970) Private Secretary to Vice Chief of the Air Staff (1973–1975) Joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and became a Desk Officer for the Nordic countries in the Western European Department (1981–1983) Desk Officer for Iran and Iraq in the Middle East Department (1983–1986) Served successfully as First Secretary, Head of Chancery and Deputy Head of Mission in the British Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1986–1990) Counsellor (Commercial) and Deputy Head of Mission in the British Embassy in Manila, the Philippines (1990–1993) Head of Aviation and Maritime Department (1993–1995) Director-General of the British Trade and Cultural Office, Taipei (1995–1998) Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Philippines (1998–2002) Seconded to Royal Dutch Shell as Vice-President for International Relations (2002–2003) High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Singapore (2003–2007) Her Majesty's Consul General in New York (2007–2011) Managing Director of Olympic Legacy, UK Trade & Investment (2011–2012)

Sir Alan Stanley Collins, KCVO, CMG (Chinese: 柯安龍爵士; born 1 April 1948), is a retired British diplomat and former Consul General in New York City (2007–11), High Commissioner to Singapore (2003–07) and Ambassador to the Philippines (1998–2002).

Collins joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1981 as a Desk Office after working in the Ministry of Defence for around 11 years. He had served in a number of diplomatic positions in Ethiopia and the Philippines before he became Head of Aviation and Maritime Department in 1993. From 1995 to 1998, he was Director-General of the British Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei (predecessor of the British Office Taipei). Between 2002 and 2003, he was seconded to Royal Dutch Shell as Vice-President for International Relations.

Collins took a keen interest in the welfare of children when he was Ambassador to the Philippines. As High Commissioner to Singapore, he took part in arranging Queen Elizabeth II's third state visit to that country in 2006, for which he was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order. In Singapore, he also served in the delegation that won the 2012 Olympics for London. In 2011, he was further associated with the preparation of the Olympic Games when he was appointed Managing Director of Olympic Legacy under the UK Trade & Investment.