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Mark Kent

Mark Kent in 2017

Mark Andrew Geoffrey Kent CMG (born Spilsby 14 January 1966)[1] is a British businessman and former diplomat[2] who served as UK ambassador to Argentina from 2016 to 2021.[3][4]

Kent was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Horncastle before he read law at Lincoln College, Oxford,[1] graduating in 1986.[5] He joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1987. He served in Brasília,[5] Brussels, Mexico City and Casteau before being appointed Ambassador to Vietnam in 2007.[6] From 2012 to 2016 he was Ambassador to Thailand.[7][8]

Kent was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to British foreign policy.[9]

In 2021, Kent was appointed the ninth Chief Executive of the Scotch Whisky Association.[10][11] He has been Executive Chair of the Vietnam-UK Network since April 2023.[12]

  1. ^ a b "Kent, Mark Andrew Geoffrey". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U246687. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Former ambassador to lead Scotch whisky body". BBC News. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  3. ^ "UK ambassador in Argentina presents credentials: new chapter in relations?". MercoPress. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ^ Grainger, James (26 June 2021). "God save the King of the Redes: Ambassador Mark Kent bids farewell to Argentina". Buenos Aires Times. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  5. ^ a b "The changing face of diplomacy and Covid-19" (PDF). Lincoln Imprint. Lincoln College, Oxford. September 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  6. ^ "New British Ambassador in Argentina". gov.uk. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  7. ^ Chotechuang, Nuthatai (14 October 2012). "UK envoy tackles the local lingo". The Nation. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  8. ^ Wedel, Jinda (30 December 2015). "Tongue Thai-ed: Ambassador Mark Kent". Prestige. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  9. ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B4.
  10. ^ Findlay, Keith (26 November 2021). "Multilingual former ambassador to Argentina taking up the reins at Scotch Whisky Association". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  11. ^ "SWA announces Mark Kent as new Chief Executive".
  12. ^ "Meet the team". Vietnam-UK Network. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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