Michael Nevin
British Ambassador to Iceland
In office
20 September 2016 (2016-09-20) – August 2021 (2021-08)
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byStuart Gill
Succeeded byBryony Mathew
British High Commissioner to Malawi
In office
2012 (2012) – August 2016 (2016-08)
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byKirk Hollingsworth
Succeeded bySimon Mustard
Personal details
NationalityBritish
SpouseSawako Newin
Children3

Michael Nevin is a British diplomat, who served as British Ambassador to Iceland from 2016 to 2021.[1][2]

Prior to this, he was the British High Commissioner in Malawi from 2012 until August 2016.[3] He said of British aid to Malawi that the UK wants "to move from dependence to a particular kind of relationship where both countries will be able to depend on each other in different areas such as trade".[4]

Nevin joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1993. He has served in Nairobi, Lilongwe, Osaka, New York and Riyadh in various roles at the FCO. He is married to Sawako Newin and has three children.[5][6][7][8]

In August 2021 he transferred to a different appointment within the Diplomatic Service and was succeeded as ambassador to Iceland by Bryony Mathew.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "NATO warships remember worst Arctic convoy of WW2 with commemorations in Iceland". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - Diplomatic list" (PDF). Department Of Protocol, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. Reykjavík. December 2018. p. 6. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Gwede, Wanga (5 June 2016). "Nevin's Grand Finale: Britain envoy says Malawi needs radical change, 'nothing will come out of nothing'". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Mapondera, Godfrey (11 November 2014). "Malawi official jailed for nine years over 'Cashgate' scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Michael Nevin- GOV.UK". GOV.UK. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iceland". GOV.UK. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Malawi turning tragedy into opportunity". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Government of Iceland- Bretland". Government of Iceland- Government.is. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  9. ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iceland: Bryony Mathew" (Press release). GOV.UK. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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