Philip Barton

Sir Philip Barton KCMG OBE
Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs Head of HM Diplomatic Service
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 September 2020
Foreign Secretary	Dominic Raab Liz Truss James Cleverly David Cameron
Preceded by	Sir Simon McDonald[a]
British High Commissioner to India
In office June 2020 – August 2020
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Sir Dominic Asquith
Succeeded by	Alex Ellis
British High Commissioner to Pakistan
In office January 2014 – 11 February 2016
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Sir Adam Thomson
Succeeded by	Thomas Drew
Personal details
Born	(1963-08-18) 18 August 1963 (age 60)
Nationality	British
Spouse	Amanda Barton
Children	2
Alma mater	Warwick University London School of Economics
Occupation	Diplomat

Sir Philip Robert Barton KCMG OBE (born 18 August 1963) is a British diplomat, currently the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He was previously British High Commissioner to India; he was High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2014 to 2016.^[1][2]

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