James William Thomas Ford

James William Thomas Ford

Vladimir Ashurkov and Tom Ford in secret film taken by Russian intelligence agency in 2012

James William Thomas Ford is a British diplomat suspected of being an MI6 officer.

James Ford is Deputy Head of Mission at the UK Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), based in Vienna. He took up his position in June 2025. James has served as a British diplomat since 2008, focussing on foreign policy and security issues across the wider European region. He has previously been posted to Moscow (2010-2013), to Ankara (2015-2019), to the European Union in Brussels (2019-2022), and to Stockholm covering the Nordic Baltic region (2022-2023). James studied Modern History at Oxford University and International Affairs at Sciences Po Paris.

Deputy Head of UK Delegation to the OSCE, Vienna

The Deputy Head of Mission is a senior diplomat and typically a key advisor to the Ambassador or High Commissioner. The Deputy is responsible for the daily management of an overseas Embassy or High Commission. They will represent the UK’s interests in the absence of the Ambassador as Chargé d’Affaires. A senior ranking Deputy may also take the title Minister.

In Moscow

Now an old video from 2012 has been issued, allegedly showing MI6 involvement in covert support for Navalny. We remind readers of MI6 involvement in all things to do with sinking Trump through the fake Russiagate dossier, etc. We also remind readers that MI6 is under the purview of the Queen and is paid directly by her. The tape, which was first reported by RT television on Monday, is said to have been filmed by the Federal Security Service (FSB) sometime in 2012 and allegedly shows a meeting between Vladimir Ashurkov and an employee of the British Embassy in Moscow. Ashurkov is the executive director of the FBK, Alexey Navalny’s anti-corruption organization. The person he met at a Moscow cafe was identified as James William Thomas Ford, then Second Secretary for political affairs of the UK embassy in Russia. The FSB suspected he was an MI6 agent working under diplomatic cover. The discussion presents problematic optics for Navalny and the FBK team, and appears to support the Russian government’s claim that they deserve to be considered foreign agents.

Exposed by the Russians in 2013

• James William Thomas Ford

Expelled by the Russians in September 2024

Mugshots of the alleged British spies. L-R from top Blake Patel, 2, 3, Jessica Davenport, Callum Duff, Tom Stevenette

Jessica Davenport, alleged British spy

• Jessica Davenport
• Grace Elvin,
• Callum Andrew Duff
• Katharine Mcdonnell
• Blake Patel.
• Thomas John Hickson; Also given as Thomas John Hickson Stevenette and Thomas Stevenett

Expelled by the Russians in November 2024

• Edward Pryor Wilkes

Expelled by the Russians in March 2025

• Alkesh Odedra, the embassy’s second secretary, and Michael Skinner, the spouse of Tabassum Rashid, first secretary at the embassy’s political department.

Resources

• https://web.archive.org/web/20210221115405/https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=180&v=k227KvKFYN8&feature=youtu.be