Foreign and Commonwealth Office
November 18
11:00
2015
Dr Laurie Bristow CMG has been appointed Her Majestys Ambassador to the Russian Federation in succession to Sir Tim Barrow KCMG LVO MBE, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Dr Bristow will take up his appointment during January 2016.
Curriculum Vitae
| Full name | Dr Laurence Stanley Charles Bristow CMG |
| Married to | Fiona Bristow |
| Children | Two sons |
| 2012 2015 | FCO, Director, National Security |
| 2010 2012 | FCO, Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia |
| 2007 2010 | Moscow, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2004 2007 | Baku, Her Majestys Ambassador |
| 2003 | FCO, Deputy Director, Iraq Planning Unit/Iraq Policy Unit |
| 2002 2003 | NATO Defence College, Rome (Senior Officers course) |
| 1999 2002 | Ankara, Head of Political Section |
| 1996 1998 | FCO, Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Europe |
| 1995 1996 | FCO, Head of Trade Policy Section, Europe Union Department |
| 1995 | FCO, Gibraltar Desk, Southern European Department |
| 1992 1995 | Bucharest, Second Secretary |
| 1990 1991 | FCO, Taiwan Desk Officer, Far Eastern Department |
| 1990 | Joined FCO |
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