Paul Madden (diplomat)

Paul Damian Madden CMG FRGS (born 25 April 1959) is a British diplomat, who has been High Commissioner to Singapore and to Australia, and Ambassador to Japan since January 2017.

His Excellency

Paul Madden

CMG FRGS
British Ambassador to Japan
Assumed office
January 2017
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded bySir Tim Hitchens
British High Commissioner to Australia
In office
2011–2015
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byBaroness Amos
Succeeded byMenna Rawlings
British High Commissioner to Singapore
In office
2007–2011
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Gordon Brown
David Cameron
Preceded bySir Alan Collins
Succeeded byAntony Phillipson
Personal details
Born (1959-04-25) 25 April 1959
Devon, England
Spouse(s)Sarah
ChildrenChekka, Sebastian and Rupert
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Durham University
SOAS

Education

Madden was educated at The King's School, Ottery St Mary, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he gained a BA degree in economic geography (later upgraded to MA). He has a Master of Business Administration degree from Durham University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Career

Madden began his career in the Department of Trade and Industry where he was Private Secretary to the Minister 1984–86. He then studied Japanese at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and at Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, before joining the Diplomatic Service. He served at the Embassy in Tokyo 1988–92, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), dealing with EU enlargement and Environmental issues, 1992–96, and at the Embassy in Washington, D.C. 1996–2000. He was Deputy High Commissioner in Singapore 2000–03, Assistant Director of Information at the FCO 2003–04, and Managing Director at UK Trade & Investment 2004–06. He was British High Commissioner in Singapore 2007–11 and High Commissioner to Australia 2011–15.[1][2]

Madden was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2013 Birthday Honours, for services to the UK and improving UK-Australian relations.[3]

In April 2016 Madden was appointed British Ambassador to Japan in succession to Tim Hitchens.[4] He took up his appointment in January 2017 as planned.

Bibliography
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Books
  • Madden, Paul (2003). Raffles : lessons in business leadership. Singapore: WhosWho Publishing.

Plays

Madden wrote a play, "Alternate Serve",[5] that was played at the Sydney Short and Sweet Theatre Festival, on 28 January 2015.

Book reviews
Date Review article Work(s) reviewed
April 2013 Madden, Paul (April 2013). "Raffles' prize". Australian Book Review. 350: 46. Glendinning, Victoria (2012). Raffles and the golden opportunity, 1781-1826. London: Profile Books.

References
  • MADDEN, Paul Damian, Who's Who 2013, A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
  1. "His Excellency Paul Madden CMG". gov.uk.
  2. "Change of British High Commissioner to Australia". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 20 November 2014.
  3. "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 3.
  4. "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Japan". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 7 April 2016.
  5. "Paul Madden's Tweet about his Play". Paul Madden. 29 January 2015.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Sir Alan Collins		 British High Commissioner to
Singapore
2007–2011		 Succeeded by
Antony Phillipson
Preceded by
The Baroness Amos		 British High Commissioner to
Australia
2011–2015		 Succeeded by
Menna Rawlings
Preceded by
Tim Hitchens		 British Ambassador to
Japan
2017–present		 Incumbent
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