William Ehrman
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Sir William Geoffrey Ehrman KCMG |
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| Ambassador from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China | |
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In office 15 March 2006 – January 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Christopher Hum |
| Succeeded by | Sebastian Wood |
| Ambassador from the United Kingdom to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | |
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In office 1998–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Nick Elam |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Wetherell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 August 1950 |
| Spouse(s) | Penelope Ann LePatourel |
| Relations |
John Patrick William Ehrman (father) Susan Blake (mother) |
| Alma mater |
Eton College Trinity College, Cambridge |
Sir William Ehrman, KCMG (born 1950), is a British civil servant and former Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee.
Ehrman was educated at Eton College, a boarding independent school for boys in Eton in Berkshire, followed by Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, from which he graduated with a first class degree in Mandarin Chinese.
Ehrman joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Diplomatic Service in 1973, and has had postings in Beijing, New York, Hong Kong and was British Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1998–2000.
Ehrman was the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's director general for defence and intelligence between 2002 and 2004, before becoming British Ambassador to the People's Republic of China from 2006 to 2010. Ehrman gave evidence to The Iraq Inquiry in November 2009.
Ehrman is married to Penelope (daughter of Wallace Le Patourel), and the couple have three daughters and a son named Tom.
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