Sir Peter Ricketts, KCMG (born September 1952),[1] is the National Security Adviser[2] to the British Government and a member of the National Security Council of the United Kingdom.[3]
Prior to this, Ricketts was Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Before he took over that position in July 2006, he served as the Permanent Representative to NATO in Brussels. He was also previously the Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, leading him to give evidence to The Iraq Inquiry in November 2009.[4]
He began his career in the Office in 1974 and served as the Assistant Private Secretary to former Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe. Apart from Brussels, he has been posted to Singapore, Washington D.C. and Paris.
Peter attended Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield, and Pembroke College, Oxford where he read English Literature.
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References
- ^ Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalisation. Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations. Thursday 15 2009.
- ^ "Cabinet Office Structure Charts, page 12" (PDF). Cabinet Office HM Government. May 2010. Retrieved 06 July 2010.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Establishment of a National Security Council". Number 10. [number 10.gov.uk]. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Iraq inquiry told of 'clear' threat from Saddam Hussein". BBC News. BBC. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.