Andrew Jonathan Mitchell
British ambassador and civil servant
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Andrew Jonathan Mitchell CMG (born 7 March 1967) is a British ambassador and civil servant. From 4 September 2024, he has served as the British ambassador to Germany.[1][2]
Andrew Mitchell | |
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| British Ambassador to Germany | |
| Assumed office 4 September 2024 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Jill Gallard |
| British Ambassador to Sweden | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Anthony Cary |
| Succeeded by | Paul Johnston |
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| Born | 7 March 1967 Ormskirk, England |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | The Queen's College, Oxford |
Early life
Mitchell was educated at St Mary's College, Crosby, and Queen's College, Oxford, where he held the Laming Scholarship and a College Bursary. In 1990 he graduated BA in Modern Languages, with first class honours, and won the Markham Prize.[3][4]
Career
Mitchell joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1991, serving in Bonn and Kathmandu as well as in the UK.[5] He was appointed British Ambassador to Sweden in 2007, serving for four years.[1]
Returning to the Whitehall, Mitchell was the Foreign Office's director for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, and thence for prosperity for three years until 2014.[5][6] He then moved to the private sector, working as international director for M-Integrated Solutions for three years from 2015,[1] before returning to government in 2018 as HM Trade Commissioner for Europe.[1][7]
In 2020, Mitchell moved to the Department for International Trade as director-general overseeing "markets and supply chains", from 2021 "exports and UK trade", and from 2023 "domestic and international markets and exports" in the renamed Department for Business and Trade.[1][5]
Personal life
Honours
Mitchell was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in New Year Honours for 2013, "for services to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games".[8]