Tom Phillips (diplomat)

Tom Phillips
British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office
September 2010 – 2012
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded bySir William Patey
Succeeded bySir John Jenkins
British Ambassador to Israel
In office
2006–2010
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Gordon Brown
Preceded bySir Simon McDonald
Succeeded byMatthew Gould
British High Commissioner to Uganda
In office
2000–2002
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byMichael Cook
Succeeded byAdam Wood
Personal details
Born
Tom Richard Vaughan Phillips

(1950-06-21) 21 June 1950 (age 74)
Spouse
Anne de la Motte
(m. 1986)
Children2

Sir Tom Richard Vaughan Phillips, KCMG (born 21 June 1950) is a diplomat who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 2014 to 2018.