Richard Moore (diplomat)

Richard Moore
Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service
Assumed office
1 October 2020
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Keir Starmer
Preceded bySir Alex Younger
Succeeded byBlaise Metreweli (Designate)[1]
Director General, Political at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
In office
April 2018 – 30 September 2020
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byKaren Pierce
Succeeded bySir Tim Barrow
British Ambassador to Turkey
In office
January 2014 – December 2017
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byDavid Reddaway
Succeeded byDominick Chilcott
Personal details
Born (1963-05-09) 9 May 1963 (age 62)
Tripoli, Kingdom of Libya
Spouse
Maggie Martin
(m. 1985)
Children2
EducationWorcester College, Oxford (BA)
Harvard University
WebsiteX Profile
On 16 June 2025, Moore stated that Blaise Metreweli would take over the role of Chief of MI6 from 1 October 2025.[1]

Sir Richard Peter Moore KCMG (born 9 May 1963) is a British civil servant, currently chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and formerly Director General for Political Affairs, at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office,[2][3][4] and previously the British ambassador to Turkey.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference moore-20250616 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Richard Moore CMG". HM Government. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ British Embassy Beirut. "FCO Political Director in Lebanon, discusses security". HM Government. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. ^ Moore, Richard Peter. Who's Who 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U268831. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 14 April 2020.(subscription required)

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