Ralph Publicover
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Ralph Martin Publicover is the former British Ambassador to Angola, a post he has held since succeeding Mr John Thompson MBE
in April 2005.
Publicover entered the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London
, UK in 1976, serving as a Desk Officer in the South East Asian Department until 1977. After a probable career break between 1977 and 1979, he became Second Secretary in Dubai
. In 1981, he then moved to become First Secretary in the Economic Department in Ottawa
, Canada
.
In 1985, Publicover returned to London and was on loan from the FCO to the Cabinet Office
. He returned to work directly for the FCO in 1987 as a Desk Officer in the European Community Department.
Publicover moved to Washington, D.C.
, USA in 1989 as First Secretary in the Chancery Department, a post he held until 1992 when he returned to the FCO in London
. Between 1992 and 1994 he was Assistant Head of the Central European Department.
Between 1994 and 1997, Publicover was Deputy Head of Mission in Bucharest
, Romania
; taking the same post in Lisbon
, Portugal
between 1999 and 2003. Another career break seems to have been taken between 1997 and 1999.
Publicover was Head of the Consular Crisis Group of the Consular Directorate at the FCO in London
between 2003 and 2004. He then seems to have had further time away from work until being appointed British Ambassador to Angola in 2005.
He is married to Rosemary Veronica Publicover, with whom he has two daughters (born 1979 and 1988) and one boy (born 1983).
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
in April 2005.
Publicover entered the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London
London
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, UK in 1976, serving as a Desk Officer in the South East Asian Department until 1977. After a probable career break between 1977 and 1979, he became Second Secretary in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
. In 1981, he then moved to become First Secretary in the Economic Department in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Canada
Canada
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.
In 1985, Publicover returned to London and was on loan from the FCO to the Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of the United Kingdom responsible for supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet of the United Kingdom....
. He returned to work directly for the FCO in 1987 as a Desk Officer in the European Community Department.
Publicover moved to Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, USA in 1989 as First Secretary in the Chancery Department, a post he held until 1992 when he returned to the FCO in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Between 1992 and 1994 he was Assistant Head of the Central European Department.
Between 1994 and 1997, Publicover was Deputy Head of Mission in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
; taking the same post in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
between 1999 and 2003. Another career break seems to have been taken between 1997 and 1999.
Publicover was Head of the Consular Crisis Group of the Consular Directorate at the FCO in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
between 2003 and 2004. He then seems to have had further time away from work until being appointed British Ambassador to Angola in 2005.
He is married to Rosemary Veronica Publicover, with whom he has two daughters (born 1979 and 1988) and one boy (born 1983).