Role Diplomat Name Alexander Ellis | Preceded by Alan Charlton | |
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Born June 5, 1967 (age 56) London, England ( 1967-06-05 ) | ||
Alexander Wykeham "Alex" Ellis CMG (born 5 June 1967) is a British diplomat, currently Director General of the Department for Exiting the EU. He had previously been Britain's ambassador to Brazil from July 2013 to January 2017.
Career
Ellis was educated at The Dragon School, Oxford, Winchester College and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He taught history at St Edward's School, Oxford before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1990. He was British ambassador to Portugal 2007–10 and Director of Strategy at the FCO 2011–13 before being appointed ambassador to Brazil.
In November 2016 it was announced that Ellis would become Director General at the Department for Exiting the European Union.
Ellis was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours.