John Dennis (diplomat)

John Dennis
Representative, British Office Taipei
Assumed office
December 2020
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Keir Starmer
Preceded byAndrew Pittam (acting)
British Ambassador to Angola
In office
February 2014 – March 2018
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byRichard Wildash
Succeeded byJessica Hand
Personal details
Born
John David Dennis Jr.

(1959-08-06) 6 August 1959 (age 65)
NationalityBritish
SpouseJillian Margaret Dennis
Children2
ParentJohn Dennis (father)
RelativesHugh Dennis (brother)
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
OccupationDiplomat
[1][2]

John David Dennis Jr. (born 6 August 1959)[3] is a British diplomat who was the British Ambassador to Angola from 2014 to 2018 and the Director of Green Corridors and Ivory Trade at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference 2018. He is currently the British Representative to Taiwan, heading British Office Taipei.[4]

  1. ^ "British Diplomats Directory: Part 1 of 4". issuu. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  2. ^ Mackie, Colin (2020), British Diplomats Directory (PDF), FCO Historians, p. 140, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2021, retrieved 12 January 2021
  3. ^ Anon (2020). "Dennis, John David". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "John Dennis". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.