Howard Drake
Howard Drake | |
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British High Commissioner to Canada | |
In office 2013–2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May |
Preceded by | Corin Robertson (acting) |
Succeeded by | Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque |
British High Commissioner to Jamaica | |
In office 2010–2013 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown David Cameron |
Preceded by | Jeremy Cresswell |
Succeeded by | David Fitton |
British Ambassador to Chile | |
In office 2005–2009 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Richard Wilkinson |
Succeeded by | Jon Benjamin |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 August 1956 |
Residence(s) | Earnscliffe, Ottawa |
Howard Ronald Drake (born 13 August 1956)[1][2] is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to Canada from 2013 to 2017.[3] He retired from the Diplomatic Service in August 2017.[4]
Education
[edit]Drake was educated at Churcher's College.
Career
[edit]- 1981–1983: Vice-Consul Commercial, Los Angeles, United States
- 1985–1988: Second Secretary Political, Santiago, Chile
- early 1990s: Head of Chancery, Singapore
- 1997–2002: Deputy Consul-General and Director of Inward Investment, New York City, United States
- 2005–2009: Ambassador to Chile
- 2010–2013: British High Commissioner to Jamaica
- 2013–2017: British High Commissioner to Canada
On 14 March 2014, in the midst of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, he wrote an op-ed in The Globe and Mail on why his Government thought the Crimean referendum should be cancelled.[5]
Drake was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2017 Birthday Honours.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Howard Ronald DRAKE". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "DRAKE, Howard Ronald". Who's Who 2017 (online ed.). A & C Black. 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Howard Drake OBE". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ Foreign & Commonwealth Office (22 February 2017). "Change of British High Commissioner to Canada". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ Drake, Howard (14 March 2014). "This Crimea vote is no way to determine independence. It should not go ahead". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B3.