Dame Anne Pringle DCMG |
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Pringle with President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev
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British Ambassador to Russia | |
In office 28 March 2008 – 1 November 2011 |
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Prime Minister |
Gordon Brown David Cameron |
Preceded by | Tony Brenton |
Succeeded by | Tim Barrow |
British Ambassador to the Czech Republic | |
In office 2001–2004 |
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Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | David Broucher |
Succeeded by | Linda Duffield |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 January 1955 (age 62) |
Alma mater | University of St Andrews |
Dame Anne Fyfe Pringle DCMG (born 13 January 1955) is a British diplomat and the former HM Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Russian Federation. From 2001-04, Pringle was the British ambassador to the Czech Republic. Pringle presented her Letter of Credence to President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev on 16 January 2009.
Dame Anne was succeeded by Tim Barrow (now Sir Tim Barrow, KCMG) in November 2011. Already a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), she was advanced to become a Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG) in the 2010 New Year Honours. Pringle received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2010.