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Name
  
Michael Gifford


Role
  
Diplomat

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Michael John Gifford (born 2 April 1961) is a British diplomat. He was the United Kingdom's Ambassador to Yemen from 2004 to 2007, and Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) from 2012 to 2015.

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Career

Gifford joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1981. From 2004 until 2007 he served as the Ambassador to Yemen. He was then the Deputy Head of Mission in Cairo. He became the Ambassador to North Korea in October 2012. He left that appointment in December 2015 and was succeeded by Alastair Morgan.

Personal life

Gifford is married to his wife, Patricia, and the couple have one son and one daughter.

References

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