Michael Davenport MBE
Biography
Mr Michael Davenport was most recently Her Majesty바카라 사이트™s Ambassador to the State of Kuwait. Before this he was EU Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia, and British Ambassador to Serbia.
His first foreign posting as a British diplomat was to Poland in 1990, where he was responsible for establishing the first British Know-How Fund, supporting Poland바카라 사이트™s early political and economic reforms after the fall of Communism. In the mid-nineties Michael headed the FCDO바카라 사이트™s UN Peacekeeping Section before learning Russian ahead of a posting as First Secretary to Moscow in 1996. In 2000 Michael returned to Poland as Commercial Counsellor and Consul-General in the run-up to Polish accession to the European Union, and in 2004 was appointed Deputy Ambassador to Cairo.
Michael did his first degree in French and German language and literature at Cambridge University, after which he taught English at Graz University in Austria. Later he studied law at the College of Law in London and qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court in 1988, having trained at the City firm of Macfarlanes. He first started learning Arabic in 2003 and is continuing his studies.
Michael and his wife, Dr Lavinia Davenport, have three children. Michael is a keen tennis player.
Curriculum Vitae
| Full name | Michael Davenport MBE |
| Married to | Dr Lavinia Davenport |
| Children | Three |
| 2017 바카라 사이트“ 2021 | Kuwait, Her Majesty바카라 사이트™s Ambassador |
| 2013 바카라 사이트“ 2017 | Serbia, EU Ambassador and Head of EU Delegation |
| 2010 바카라 사이트“ 2013 | Belgrade, Her Majesty바카라 사이트™s Ambassador |
| 2007 바카라 사이트“ 2010 | FCDO, Director, Russia, South Caucasus and Central Asia Directorate |
| 2004 바카라 사이트“ 2007 | Cairo, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2000 바카라 사이트“ 2003 | Warsaw, Consul-General and Director for Trade Promotion |
| 1996 바카라 사이트“ 1999 | Moscow, First Secretary Political (External) |
| 1993 바카라 사이트“ 1996 | FCDO, Head, UN Peacekeeping Section, United Nations Department |
| 1990 바카라 사이트“ 1993 | Warsaw, Second Secretary, Know-How Fund |
| 1988 바카라 사이트“ 1989 | FCDO, Desk Officer, East Africa Department |
Previous roles in government
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British Ambassador to Kuwait