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Line 1: '''Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts''', [[Order of St Michael and St George\|~~KCMG~~GCMG]] (born September 1952),<ref> Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalisation. Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations. Thursday 15 2009.</ref> is ~~the~~a [[UNited KIngdom\|British]] [[diplomat]] who currently serves as [[National Security Adviser (United Kingdom)\|National Security Adviser]]<ref name=CO_0002 >{{cite web \|url=http://download.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organogram/co-organogram.pdf \|title=Cabinet Office Structure Charts, page 12 \|publisher=[[Cabinet Office]] HM Government \|date=May 2010 \|accessdate=06 July 2010 }}</ref> to the [[Government of the United Kingdom\|British Government]] and a member of the [[National Security Council (United Kingdom)\|National Security Council]] of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/latest-news/2010/05/establishment-of-a-national-security-council-49953\|title=Establishment of a National Security Council\|date=12 May 2010\|work=[[Number 10]]\|publisher=[number 10.gov.uk]\|accessdate=12 May 2010}}</ref> Prior to this, Ricketts was [[Permanent Under-Secretary of State\|Permanent Under-Secretary]] at the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]]. Before he took over that position in July 2006, he served as the [[Permanent Representatives from the United Kingdom to NATO\|Permanent Representative to NATO]] in [[Brussels]]. He was also previously the Chairman of the [[Joint Intelligence Committee (United Kingdom)\|Joint Intelligence Committee]], leading him to [[List_of_witnesses_of_The_Iraq_Inquiry#November_24\|give evidence to]] [[The Iraq Inquiry]] in November 2009.<ref name="BBC I">{{cite web\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8375439.stm\|title=Iraq inquiry told of 'clear' threat from Saddam Hussein\|date=24 November 2009\|work=[[BBC News]]\|publisher=[[BBC]]\|accessdate=27 January 2010}}</ref> Line 5: 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. ~~==Education==~~ Peter attended [[Bishop Vesey's Grammar School\|Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School]], [[Sutton Coldfield]], and [[Pembroke College, Oxford]] where he read English Literature. Already [[Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (KCMG), he was appointed [[Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (GCMG) in the 2011 New Year Honours.<ref>{{LondonGazette \|issue=59647 \|date=31 December 2010 \|startpage=3 \|supp=yes \|notarchive=yes}}</ref> ~~== Offices held ==~~ {{start box}} Line 57 ⟶ 56: [[Category:Members of HM Diplomatic Service]] [[Category:Permanent Under-Secretaries of State for Foreign Affairs]] [[Category:Knights ~~Commander~~Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George]] [[Category:Chairs of the Joint Intelligence Committee (United Kingdom)]] [[Category:1952 births]]

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