Simon Smith (diplomat)

Simon Smith
British Ambassador to South Korea
In office
March 2018 – 2022
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byCharles Hay
Succeeded byColin Crooks
British Ambassador to Ukraine
In office
2012–2015
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byLeigh Turner
Succeeded byJudith Gough
British Ambassador to Austria
In office
2007–2012
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
David Cameron
Preceded byJohn Macgregor
Succeeded bySusan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque
Personal details
Born
Simon John Meredith Smith

(1958-01-14) 14 January 1958 (age 66)
Wegberg, Germany
NationalityBritish
SpouseSian Stickings
Children2 daughters
EducationClifton College
Alma materWadham College, Oxford

Simon John Meredith Smith CMG (born 14 January 1958) is a British diplomat, most recently the ambassador (now retired) to the Republic of Korea (South Korea).