Nicholas Kay

Sir Nicholas Kay
British Ambassador to Afghanistan
In office
2017–2018
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byDominic Jermey
Succeeded byGiles Lever (chargé d'affaires)
United Nations Special Representative for Somalia
In office
2013–2016
Appointed byBan Ki-moon
Preceded byAugustine Mahiga
Succeeded byMichael Keating
British Ambassador to Sudan
In office
2010–2012
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byRosalind Marsden
Succeeded byPeter Tibber
British Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In office
2007–2010
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byAndrew Sparkes
Succeeded byNeil Wigan
Personal details
Born (1958-03-08) 8 March 1958 (age 66)[1]
Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Children3
EducationAbingdon School
Alma materSt Edmund Hall, Oxford (BA)
University of Reading (MA)
OccupationDiplomat

Sir Nicholas Peter Kay KCMG (born 8 March 1958) is a British diplomat. He has served as the British ambassador to Afghanistan, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From 2013 to 2016 he was the United Nations Special Representative for Somalia.

  1. ^ KAY, Sir Nicholas (Peter), Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, 2017 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2016)