Mr. Plumbly has had a distinguished career in international affairs spanning over 35 years. He has held important posts dealing with the Middle East. Most recently he was Chairman of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission charged with monitoring implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan (2008 to 2011).
Mr. Plumbly has served as UK’s Ambassador to Egypt (2003-2007) and Saudi Arabia (2000-2003). He also held the Foreign and Commonwealth Office posts of Director, Middle East and North Africa (1997 to 2000) and International Drugs Coordinator, Director of Drugs and Crime (1996-1997). From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Plumbly served as Head of Chancery at the UK Mission to the UN in New York.
Mr. Plumbly read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University. He is an Arabic speaker.
Mr. Derek Plumbly
- 20 January 2015
Mr. Derek Plumbly of the United Kingdom took up his appointment as United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon on 04 February 2012.
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