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Neil Wigan | |
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British High Commissioner to Kenya | |
Assumed office 16 August 2023 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Jane Marriott |
British Ambassador to Israel | |
In office 13 June 2019 – 16 August 2023 | |
Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | David Quarrey |
Succeeded by | Simon Walters |
British Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo | |
In office 2010–2013 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | David Cameron |
Preceded by | Nicholas Kay |
Succeeded by | Diane Corner |
Personal details | |
Nationality | British |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Oxford University of London Johns Hopkins University |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Desmond Patrick Neil Wigan CVO OBE is a British diplomat who is the current British High Commissioner to Kenya. He previously served as the UK Ambassador to Somalia from 2013 to 2015.[1] He also served as the British ambassador to Israel, June 2019 to June 2023, replacing David Quarrey.[2] In June 2023, he was appointed the British High Commissioner to Kenya, replacing Jane Marriott.