Fergus Cochrane-Dyet

Fergus Cochrane-Dyet
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Zambia
In office
21 April 2016 (2016-04-21) – August 2019 (2019-08)
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime Minister
Preceded byLucy Joyce
Succeeded byNicholas Wooley
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Malawi
In office
September 2009 (2009-09) – 27 April 2011 (2011-04-27)
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
David Cameron
Preceded byRichard Wildash
Succeeded byKirk Hollingsworth
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Seychelles
In office
2007 (2007)–2009 (2009)
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Tony Blair
Preceded byDiana Skingle
Succeeded byMatthew Forbes
Personal details
Born (1965-01-16) 16 January 1965 (age 59)
NationalityBritish
Spouse
Susie Cochrane-Dyet
(m. 1987)
Children3
EducationFelsted School

Fergus Cochrane-Dyet OBE (born 16 January 1965) is a British diplomat who served as High Commissioner to Zambia from April 2016 until August 2019, being succeeded by Nicholas Woolley.[1] In 2011, while serving as High Commissioner to Malawi, he was declared persona non grata and expelled from the country because of controversial comments he made in a leaked diplomatic cable.

  1. ^ Change of British High Commissioner to the Republic of Zambia, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 8 July 2019