Nigel Sheinwald — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Credited with successfully negotiating the release of fifteen Royal Navy personnel from Iran in 2007.
Serves as Non Executive Director at Invesco Ltd and Oxford Instruments plc.
Chairs the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House).
Served as British Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2012.
Served as British Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Union from 2000 to 2003.
Holds a position as Visiting Professor in the War Studies Department of King's College London.
An alumnus of Balliol College, Oxford.

Biography

Sir Nigel Sheinwald is a distinguished former British diplomat with a career spanning significant international roles. He served as British Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2012 and as British Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the European Union from 2000 to 2003. Prior to these ambassadorial appointments, he was the Foreign Policy and Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister from 2003 to 2007, and Head of the Cabinet Office Defence and Overseas Secretariat.