Thomas Dodd
British diplomat and intelligence officer
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| Occupation | Diplomat, intelligence officer |
| Known for | Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Moscow (2022–2025) |
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Thomas Dodd (commonly known as Tom Dodd) is a British diplomat and intelligence officer who has held a series of senior national security and diplomatic roles across the UK government.
Career
Dodd joined the UK government in 1991. His known appointments, listed chronologically, are:
- 1991–1998: House of Commons Research Service, Assistant and later Senior Clerk, International Affairs and Defence Section[1]
- 1998–2001: Cabinet Office, Desk Officer (Asia), Joint Intelligence Organisation[1]
- 2001–2003: Cabinet Office, Desk Officer (Asia & Middle East), Overseas and Defence Secretariat[1]
- 2004: Basra, Deputy Consul General[1]
- 2005: Cabinet Office, Desk Officer, Civil Contingencies Secretariat[1]
- 2005: Home Office, Deputy Director, European Policy, Immigration and Nationality Directorate[1]
- 2006–2007: Home Office, International Delivery Director & Europe Director, Immigration and Nationality Directorate[1]
- 2007–2008: Home Office, Head of Border and Visa Policy, UK Border Agency[1]
- 2009–2010: Kabul, Deputy Ambassador[1]
- 2011–2012: Cabinet Office, Deputy Chief Assessments Staff, Joint Intelligence Organisation[1]
- 2013–2015: FCO, Head, South East Asia Department[1]
- 2016–2017: FCO, Head, Counter Terrorism Department[1]
- 2018–2021: FCDO, Helsinki, British Ambassador to the Republic of Finland[1]
- 2022–early 2025: Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Moscow[1]
Moscow incident (October 2024)
On 23 October 2024, while serving as Deputy Head of Mission in Moscow, Dodd was involved in a widely publicised physical altercation with Russian journalists and demonstrators at Vnukovo Airport. Video footage shows Dodd grabbing cameras, ripping a journalist’s accreditation badge, and shoving a reporter amid a crowd confrontation shortly after landing.[2][3]
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office condemned the incident as a “shameful” Kremlin-orchestrated stunt intended to intimidate diplomats.[4]
Video of the incident: "On Camera: British Diplomat 'Assaults' Russian Journalists" (YouTube).
Notes
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Tom Dodd profile, GOV.UK.
- ↑ RT, "British diplomat gets aggressive with Russian journalists", 23 October 2024.
- ↑ Daily Express, "Chaos in Russia as British diplomats targeted in Moscow airport", 23 October 2024.
- ↑ Yahoo News, "British deputy ambassador clashes with Russian journalists at Moscow airport", 24 October 2024.