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		<title>David at 15:43, 11 May 2026</title>
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot; &gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Rupert Ainley]] is a British diplomat. Former Director [[Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate]]. Former NE Asia &amp;amp; China Director at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Rupert Ainley]] &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(born October 1982) &lt;/ins&gt;is a British diplomat. Former Director [[Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate]]. Former NE Asia &amp;amp; China Director at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;His LinkedIn pages states:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;His LinkedIn pages states:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:Experienced senior British diplomat, former Director for China &amp;amp; North East Asia. Fluent Mandarin, European security issues (working French), foreign policy, and energy/climate change. Strategic &amp;amp; compassionate leader, proud of having led teams through adversity. Previous head of UK's Energy &amp;amp; Climate Change Network in China, European Commission secondment, several roles in FCO Europe Directorate and Head of the Libya Team during the Arab Spring.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupert-ainley-obe-6397a021b/?originalSubdomain=uk&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;:Experienced senior British diplomat, former Director for China &amp;amp; North East Asia. Fluent Mandarin, European security issues (working French), foreign policy, and energy/climate change. Strategic &amp;amp; compassionate leader, proud of having led teams through adversity. Previous head of UK's Energy &amp;amp; Climate Change Network in China, European Commission secondment, several roles in FCO Europe Directorate and Head of the Libya Team during the Arab Spring.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupert-ainley-obe-6397a021b/?originalSubdomain=uk&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Ainley was born in October 1982. Mother's Maiden Name	HARVEY-ENDACOTT, District	Gloucester.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.freebmd2.org.uk/6a01f73a86557415128752ec/entry-information/270295734/rupert-joe-f-ainley-birth-gloucestershire-gloucester-v22-p2201?locale=en&amp;amp;record_hash=d2T2YyxGI4ygJ8wU%2BMxG1A&amp;amp;search_entry=270295734&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His parents were: [[Carl R Ainley]], Jan to Mar 1977, Spouse Name	[[Carol B Harvey-Endacott]] District	Gloucester.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.freebmd2.org.uk/6a01f84286557415268752d5/entry-information/258689443/carl-r-ainley-marriage-gloucestershire-gloucester-v22-p1302?locale=en&amp;amp;record_hash=AxxzgvfyVmjGL%2Fqr59jItQ&amp;amp;search_entry=258689443&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Awards==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Awards==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*OBE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST Civil Division, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, St. James’s Palace, London SW1, 17 June 2017. THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order: Rupert Joe Fairfax AINLEY First Secretary, British Embassy, Beijing, China. For services to UK energy security and to UK-China relations.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2804966&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt; &lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;*OBE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST Civil Division, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, St. James’s Palace, London SW1, 17 June 2017. THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order: Rupert Joe Fairfax AINLEY First Secretary, British Embassy, Beijing, China. For services to UK energy security and to UK-China relations.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2804966&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>David: David moved page Rupert Ainley to Rupert Joe Fairfax Ainley</title>
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		<updated>2026-05-11T15:36:46Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;David moved page &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Rupert_Ainley&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;Rupert Ainley&quot;&gt;Rupert Ainley&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Rupert_Joe_Fairfax_Ainley&quot; title=&quot;Rupert Joe Fairfax Ainley&quot;&gt;Rupert Joe Fairfax Ainley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>David at 15:33, 11 May 2026</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot; &gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Rupert Ainley]] is a British diplomat. Former Director [[Eastern Europe &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;amp; &lt;/del&gt;Central Asia Directorate]]. Former NE Asia &amp;amp; China Director at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Rupert Ainley]] is a British diplomat. Former Director [[Eastern Europe &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and &lt;/ins&gt;Central Asia Directorate]]. Former NE Asia &amp;amp; China Director at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>David: Created page with &quot;Rupert Ainley is a British diplomat. Former Director Eastern Europe &amp; Central Asia Directorate. Former NE Asia &amp; China Director at Foreign, Commonwealth and Developmen...&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2026-05-08T14:05:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;&lt;a href=&quot;/index.php/Rupert_Ainley&quot; class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;Rupert Ainley&quot;&gt;Rupert Ainley&lt;/a&gt; is a British diplomat. Former Director &lt;a href=&quot;/index.php?title=Eastern_Europe_%26_Central_Asia_Directorate&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot; class=&quot;new&quot; title=&quot;Eastern Europe &amp;amp; Central Asia Directorate (page does not exist)&quot;&gt;Eastern Europe &amp;amp; Central Asia Directorate&lt;/a&gt;. Former NE Asia &amp;amp; China Director at Foreign, Commonwealth and Developmen...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Rupert Ainley]] is a British diplomat. Former Director [[Eastern Europe &amp;amp; Central Asia Directorate]]. Former NE Asia &amp;amp; China Director at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.&lt;br /&gt;
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His LinkedIn pages states:&lt;br /&gt;
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:Experienced senior British diplomat, former Director for China &amp;amp; North East Asia. Fluent Mandarin, European security issues (working French), foreign policy, and energy/climate change. Strategic &amp;amp; compassionate leader, proud of having led teams through adversity. Previous head of UK's Energy &amp;amp; Climate Change Network in China, European Commission secondment, several roles in FCO Europe Directorate and Head of the Libya Team during the Arab Spring.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupert-ainley-obe-6397a021b/?originalSubdomain=uk&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Awards==&lt;br /&gt;
*OBE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST Civil Division, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, St. James’s Palace, London SW1, 17 June 2017. THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order: Rupert Joe Fairfax AINLEY First Secretary, British Embassy, Beijing, China. For services to UK energy security and to UK-China relations.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2804966&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
==Resources==&lt;br /&gt;
*https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/KgjD7VgVsNMBuRfgSh2iTepXPJs/appointments&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes==&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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