Simon Fraser (diplomat)

Sir Simon Fraser GCMG
Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Head of HM Diplomatic Service
In office August 2010 – July 2015
Sec. of State	William Hague Philip Hammond
Preceded by	Sir Peter Ricketts
Succeeded by	Sir Simon McDonald
Permanent Secretary of Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
In office May 2009 – August 2010
Preceded by	Himself as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Succeeded by	Martin Donnelly
Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
In office 2009–2009
Preceded by	Brian Bender
Succeeded by	Himself as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Director-General, Europe of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
In office 2008–2009
Preceded by	Martin Donnelly
Succeeded by	Nick Baird as Director-General, Europe and Globalisation
Chef de Cabinet for Commissioner Mandelson European Commission
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Julian King

Sir Simon James Fraser GCMG (born 3 June 1958)^[1] is a British former diplomat who served as the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from August 2010 to July 2015,^[2] having served as Permanent Secretary of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from May 2009 to August 2010. Sir Simon is a Trustee of the Patchwork Foundation, founded by Harris Bokhari.^[3] Sir Simon is currently Deputy Chairman of Chatham House and serves as Adviser to the Europe Programme. He is also Managing Partner of Flint Global.^[4]