John Grant

John Grant has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden in succession to Roger Bone CMG who will be transferring to a new Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Grant will take up his new appointment in August.

CURRICULUM VITAE

JOHN GRANT

• Full Name: John Douglas Kelso Grant
• Date of Birth: 17 October 1954
• Marital Status: Married
• Children: 2 daughters (1987; 1988) 1 son (1993)

Career

• 1997-99 FCO (Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State)
• 1994-97 BRUSSELS (UKRep) (Counsellor External Relations)
• 1993-94 On loan to Cabinet Office (European Secretariat)
• 1989-93 BRUSSELS (UKRep) (First Secretary Information)
• 1986-89 FCO (News Department)
• 1984-85 FCO (Soviet Department)
• 1982-84 MOSCOW (First Secretary Commercial)
• 1980-82 FCO (Full-time language training)
• 1977-80 STOCKHOLM (Third later Second Secretary Chancery)
• 1976-77 FCO (West Africa Department)
• 1976 Entered FCO