Name Sebastian Wood Preceded by Sir Simon McDonald Role Diplomat | Nationality British Spouse(s) Sirinat Wood | |
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Full Name James Sebastian Lamin Wood Born 6 April 1961 (age 62) ( 1961-04-06 ) Children Isobel Wood Henrietta WoodFlorence WoodWilliam Wood Alma mater | ||
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Sir James Sebastian Lamin Wood, (Chinese: 吳思田; pinyin: Wú Sītián; born 6 April 1961), usually known by his middle name Sebastian, is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to China 2010–15, and since September 2015 has been Ambassador to Germany.
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- Akkreditierung des britischen botschafters sebastian wood im schloss bellevue
- Where are the glasses William and Kate toast Queens birthday
- Career
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'Where are the glasses?!' William and Kate toast Queen's birthday
Career
Wood was educated at Emanuel School in London, then studied mathematics and philosophy at Magdalen College, Oxford, before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1983. He was posted to the British Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand; then was appointed as a First Secretary to the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group working on the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong.
In 2002, while posted as a Counsellor at the British Embassy in Washington DC, he was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG).
In 2010, he was granted his first ambassadorship as British Ambassador to China. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to British prosperity and British interests in China.
In July 2015 the FCO announced that Wood was to become ambassador to Germany in September 2015. He took up his post in Berlin on 21 September.