Philip Barton

Philip Barton
Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs
Head of HM Diplomatic Service
Assumed office
2 September 2020
Foreign SecretaryDominic Raab
Liz Truss
James Cleverly
David Cameron
David Lammy
Preceded bySimon McDonald[a]
British High Commissioner to India
In office
June 2020 – August 2020
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byDominic Asquith
Succeeded byAlex Ellis
British High Commissioner to Pakistan
In office
January 2014 – 11 February 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byAdam Thomson
Succeeded byThomas Drew
Personal details
Born (1963-08-18) 18 August 1963 (age 61)
NationalityBritish
SpouseAmanda Barton
Children2
Alma materWarwick University
London School of Economics
OccupationDiplomat

Sir Philip Robert Barton KCMG OBE (born 18 August 1963) is a British diplomat, currently the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He was previously British High Commissioner to India; he was High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2014 to 2016.[1][2]


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  1. ^ "Philip Barton - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ Change of British High Commissioner, British High Commission Islamabad, 11 February 2016.