David Fitton

David John Fitton CMG (born 10 January 1955) is a former British diplomat who served as High Commissioner to Jamaica from 2013 to 2017.[1]

David Fitton

Fitton studied at Durham University, completing a BA in 1977.[2] He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980.[3]

Career

Fitton initially served as a Desk Officer in the West Africa Department and then undertook a year of Japanese language training.[3]

From 1982 to 1986 he was based at the British Embassy in Tokyo, and back in London spent two years at the European Department, followed successively by stints as Head of the India Team (1988-1990), First Secretary in New Delhi (1990-1993), Deputy Head of the Southern European Department (1993-1996), and Counsellor in Tokyo (1996-2000).[3]

In the new millennium, Fitton served as Deputy Head of Mission in Ankara from 2001 to 2004.[3] After some years in London he returned to Japan in 2008, where he spent the next four years as Deputy Head of Mission. He took up the role of High Commissioner to Jamaica in June 2013.[4]

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Howard Drake		 High Commissioner to Jamaica
2013–2017		 Succeeded by
Asif Ahmad
Preceded by
Howard Drake		 High Commissioner to the Bahamas
2013–2017		 Succeeded by
Asif Ahmad

References
  1. "David Fitton CMG". GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "Gazette, XXIII". Durham University Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. "David Fitton CMG Is The New British High Commissioner to Jamaica". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  4. "A fine British farewell". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 May 2018.


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