James Lyall Sharp
Encyclopedia
James Lyall Sharp is a British
diplomat
.
Sharp served as Ambassasdor to Kazakhstan, and served concurrently
as non-resident Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
, from 2002 until 2005. He is married with two children.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
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Sharp served as Ambassasdor to Kazakhstan, and served concurrently
Dual accreditation
Dual accreditation is the practice in diplomacy of a country granting two separate responsibilities to a single diplomat. One prominent form of dual accreditation is for a diplomat to serve as the ambassador to two countries concurrently...
as non-resident Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
, from 2002 until 2005. He is married with two children.
Career
- 1987 Entered FCO
- 1987-1988 South America Department
- 1989-1992 Cairo (Second Secretary, Chancery/Information)
- 1992-1995 Head of Section, Eastern Department
- 1995-1996 Head of Section, Hong Kong Department
- 1996-1998 Vienna OSCE (First Secretary)
- 1998-2000 Head of Section, North East Asia & Pacific Department
- 2000-2001 Deputy Head, Security Policy Department
- 2002-2005 Ambassador to Kazakhstan