Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister

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The Private Secretary to the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs is a senior official in the British Civil Service who acts as the Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The holder of this office is traditionally a member of the British Diplomatic Service on secondment to the Cabinet Office, and reports directly to the Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.

List of Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister for Foreign Affairs

1950–1952: David Hunt

1952–1955: Anthony Montague Browne

1955–1957: Guy Millard

1957–1963: Sir Philip de Zulueta

1963–1966: Oliver Wright

1966–1969: Michael Palliser

1969–1970: Edward Youde

1970–1972: Peter Moon

1972–1974: Thomas Bridges, 2nd Baron Bridges

1974–1977: Patrick Wright

1977–1979: Bryan Cartledge

1979–1981: Michael Alexander

1981–1984: John Coles

1984–1991: Sir Charles Powell

1991–1993: Stephen Wall

1993–1996: Roderic Lyne

1996–1999: Sir John Holmes

1999–2001: John Sawers

2001–2003: Francis Campbell

2002–2004: Matthew Rycroft

2004–2007: Antony Phillipson

2007: Matthew Gould

2007–2011: Thomas Fletcher

2011–2014: John Casson

2014–present: Nigel Casey

References

Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister Wikipedia

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