John Kittmer
| John Kittmer | |
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| British Ambassador to Greece | |
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In office January 2013 – December 2016 |
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| Preceded by | David Landsman |
| Succeeded by | Kate Smith CMG |
| Commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory | |
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Assumed office December 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Hayes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 July 1967 Cuckfield, Sussex |
| Domestic partner | David Bates |
| Alma mater |
Christ's College, Cambridge King's College London Magdalen College, Oxford |
John Kittmer (born 6 July 1967) is a British diplomat currently serving as Commissioner for the British Indian Ocean Territory jointly with the British Antarctic Territory.
Born in Sussex, Kittmer was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge (BA Classics, 1988), King's College London (MA, 2007), and Magdalen College, Oxford. He entered into a civil partnership with David Bates in 2007.
Kittmer joined the civil service in 1993, first at the Department for Education and Employment before moving to the UK's Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels in 1998 as a First Secretary. He returned to London for posts in the FCO in 2002, DEFRA from 2004, the Cabinet Office in 2006–7, and back to DEFRA until 2012.
Kittmer served as the British Ambassador to Greece from January 2013 until December 2016. He was succeeded in this role by Kate Smith in January 2017.
Kittmer was appointed to replace Peter Hayes as the Commissioner for the British Overseas Territories of the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory starting in December 2016.
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