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Prime Minister
  
David Cameron

Name
  
Howard Drake

Preceded by
  
Richard Wilkinson


Preceded by
  
Jeremy Cresswell

Preceded by
  
Andrew Pocock

Succeeded by
  
Jon Benjamin

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Prime Minister
  
Gordon BrownDavid Cameron

Prime Minister
  
Tony BlairGordon Brown

Howard Ronald Drake (born 13 August 1956) is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to Canada from 2013 to 2017. He retired from the Diplomatic Service in August 2017.

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Education

Drake was educated at Churcher's College.

Career

  • 1981–1983: Vice-Consul Commercial, Los Angeles, United States
  • 1985–1988: Second Secretary Political, Santiago, Chile
  • early 1990s: Head of Chancery, Singapore
  • 1997–2002: Deputy Consul-General and Director of Inward Investment, New York City, United States
  • 2005–2009: Ambassador to Chile
  • 2010–2013: British High Commissioner to Jamaica
  • 2013–2017: British High Commissioner to Canada

    • On 14 March 2014, in the midst of the 2014 Crimean crisis, he wrote an op-ed in The Globe and Mail on why his Government thought the Crimean referendum should be cancelled.

    Drake was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2017 Birthday Honours.

    References

    Howard Drake Wikipedia
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