Owen Jenkins
CMG
British Ambassador to Indonesia
and East Timor
In office
July 2019 – July 2023
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime Minister
Preceded byMoazzam Malik

Owen John Jenkins CMG (born 21 August 1969) is a British diplomat who was the British Ambassador to Indonesia and East Timor.[1]

Career

Jenkins is the son of Sir Christopher Jenkins and was educated at Highgate School and the University of Sheffield where he gained first class honours in English Literature.[2]

He joined the Foreign Office in 1991 and has served in Ankara from 1994–97, Buenos Aires 2002-06, Brussels 2006-09 and New Delhi 2009-12. After his appointment as UK Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2015-17 he was seconded in 2018 to Aberdeen Standard Life.[2]

Jenkins, who is married with two sons and a daughter,[2] has promoted Women's rights in Indonesia.[3]

In April 2020, Jenkins urged Climate Action during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.[4]

As ambassador, he paid his condolences after the disappearance of KRI Nanggala (402).[5]

Jenkins was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2021 Birthday Honours.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Indonesia - July 2019". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Jenkins, Owen John". Who's Who online. A & C Black. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Indonesia, UK team up to launch training program for women entrepreneurs". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "UK envoy urges Indonesia not to lose sight of climate change despite coronavirus". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ↑ Liputan6.com (24 April 2021). "Menlu dan Dubes Inggris Ucapkan Bela Sungkawa atas Tragedi KRI Nanggala 402". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 24 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Queen's Birthday Honours list 2021 in full: Everyone who's received an MBE, OBE, CBE, knighthood or damehood". The i. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.


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