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His Excellency
Neil Wigan
CVO OBE
British High Commissioner to Kenya
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 August 2023
Monarch
Charles III
Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
Preceded by
Jane Marriott
British Ambassador to Israel
In office 13 June 2019 – 16 August 2023
Monarchs
Elizabeth II Charles III
Prime Minister
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded by
David Quarrey
Succeeded by
Simon Walters
British Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo
In office 2010–2013
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Prime Minister
David Cameron
Preceded by
Nicholas Kay
Succeeded by
Diane Corner
Personal details
Nationality
British
Children
2
Alma mater
University of Oxford University of London Johns Hopkins University
Occupation
Diplomat
Desmond Patrick Neil WiganCVO OBE is a British diplomat who is the current British High Commissioner to Kenya. He previously served as the UK Ambassador to Somalia from 2013 to 2015.[1] He also served as the British ambassador to Israel, June 2019 to June 2023, replacing David Quarrey.[2] In June 2023, he was appointed the British High Commissioner to Kenya, replacing Jane Marriott.
^"Neil Wigan". gov.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
^"British Ambassador to Israel: Neil Wigan OBE". Retrieved 24 October 2019."British Ambassador to Israel: Neil Wigan OBE". gov.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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