Nicholas Kay
| Sir Nicholas Kay | |
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| UK Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
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Assumed office 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Dominic Jermey |
| UK Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa | |
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In office 2016–2017 |
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| United Nations Special Representative for Somalia | |
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In office 2013–2016 |
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| Appointed by | Ban Ki-moon |
| Preceded by | Augustine Mahiga |
| Succeeded by | Michael Keating |
| Africa Director at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office | |
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In office 2012–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tim Hitchens |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Hailey |
| UK Ambassador to Sudan | |
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In office 2010–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Rosalind Marsden |
| Succeeded by | Peter Tibber |
| UK Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo | |
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In office 2007–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Sparkes |
| Succeeded by | Neil Wigan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1958 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Ruth Wallace |
| Children | one son, two daughters |
Sir Nicholas Peter Kay KCMG (born 1958) is a British diplomat who is ambassador to Afghanistan.
Kay was educated at Abingdon School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford, whence he has an BA degree in English language and literature. He also has a MA in applied linguistics from the University of Reading.
From 1980 to 1994 Kay was an English language teacher in Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Peru, Brazil, Spain and the UK. In 1994 he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). He served as the United Kingdom's Regional Coordinator for Southern Afghanistan and Head of the Provincial Reconstruction Team for Helmand Province from 2006 to 2007, British Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of the Congo from 2007 to 2010, British Ambassador to Sudan from 2010 to 2012, and Africa Director at the FCO from 2012 to 2013.
On 29 April 2013, Kay was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the new UN Special Representative for Somalia. He officially replaced Augustine Mahiga at the position on 3 June 2013.
In December 2013, following a parliamentary vote of confidence, Kay paid tribute to the outgoing Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, noting that Shirdon had endeavoured to promote growth and progress and was an important principal in establishing the New Deal Compact between Somalia and its international partners. He also commended the legislators on adhering to procedural rules during the vote, and pledged to work constructively with the succeeding administration. Following the appointment of Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed as the new Premier, Kay congratulated Ahmed on his appointment and pledged to continue supporting the Federal Government's peace and state-building efforts.
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