Dominic Jermey

Dominic James Robert Jermey CVO OBE (born 26 April 1967) is a British former diplomat who is the director-general of the Zoological Society of London.[1] He served as British Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2016 to 2017.[2]

Dominic Jermey CVO OBE
British Ambassador to Afghanistan
In office 2016–2017
Preceded by	Dame Karen Pierce
Succeeded by	Sir Nicholas Kay
In office 2014–2015
Succeeded by	Catherine Raines
British Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates
In office 2010–2014
Preceded by	Edward Oakden
Succeeded by	Philip Parham
Personal details
Born	Dominic James Robert Jermey 26 April 1967
Education	Tonbridge School
Alma mater	Clare College, Cambridge

Early life and work

Jermey was educated at Tonbridge School and then Clare College, Cambridge, before working at J. H. Schroder Wagg & Co. in corporate finance in 1990.

Consular career

Joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1993, Jermey served in London in the European Union Department, at the Embassy in Islamabad, in East Timor liaising with the United Nations, and in London at the United Nations Department, before in 2001 becoming the interim Chargé d’Affaires at the new British office in Kabul. Jermey was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2001.[3]

Following Kabul, after some time working in consular affairs, Jermey moved to work at UK Trade & Investment. He did this first in 2004 as Deputy Head of Mission in Madrid and UKTI Director there, interrupted by a two month return to consular work to head the team at the British Embassy in Thailand following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[3] After Madrid, in 2007 Jermey served as UKTI's Managing Director for the Sectors Group, including briefly as head of their Defence and Security Organisation in 2008, and as the acting Chief Executive in 2009.[2]

In 2010, Jermey was appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, based in Abu Dhabi, succeeding Edward Oakden. Jermey was appointed as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in November 2010[4] following the state visit of Elizabeth II to the UAE.[5]

Following his tour there, Jermey was replaced by Philip Parham and was appointed as the Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment in 2014.[6] The next year he was poached by the Foreign Office to be their new International Counter-Extremism Coordinator, and was replaced by Dr. Catherine Raines.[7]

After a year working on Counter-Extremism, Jermey was again appointed ambassador, this time back to Kabul as Her Majesty's Ambassador to Afghanistan in 2016, succeeding Dame Karen Pierce.[2] At the end of the next year, Jermey was replaced by Sir Nicholas Kay and took up his appointment at ZSL following on from the 13 year tenure of Ralph Armond.

References

1. "Dominic Jermey (CVO OBE) appointed as new Director General of ZSL". Zoological Society of London (ZSL). 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
2. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Afghanistan". GOV.UK. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
3. Anon (2017). "Jermey, Dominic James Robert". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-70875. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
4. "Central Chancery of The Orders of Knighthood". www.thegazette.co.uk. 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
5. The Royal Household (2010-11-24). "State Visit to Oman Programme". The Royal Family. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
6. "British Ambassador to UAE is new UKTI Chief Executive". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
7. "Catherine Raines to be new UKTI Chief Executive". www.maritimeindustries.org. Retrieved 2018-09-20.

External links

• Jermey's entry on gov.uk.