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Simon Fraser (diplomat)

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The annual remuneration for his role at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills was between £160,000 and £165,000 in June 2010. In March 2013 his annual salary at the Foreign Office was between £180,000 and £185,000.
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in September 2004; he returned to the FCO in February 2008, where he took up the role of Director-General, Europe and Globalisation.
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Mr Simon Fraser, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Head of the Diplomatic Service, 55
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from May 2009 to August 2010. Sir Simon is a Trustee of the Patchwork Foundation, founded by
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and serves as Adviser to the Europe Programme. He is also Managing Partner of Flint Global.
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Before going to the Business Department, Fraser's career had centred on the
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from August 2010 to July 2015, having served as Permanent Secretary of the
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In July 2010, the Prime Minister announced that Fraser would become
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GCMG

Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Head of HM Diplomatic Service

Sec. of State
William Hague
Philip Hammond
Sir Peter Ricketts
Sir Simon McDonald
Permanent Secretary
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Permanent Secretary
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Martin Donnelly
Permanent Secretary
Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Brian Bender
Permanent Secretary
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Martin Donnelly
Nick Baird
Chef de Cabinet
Commissioner Mandelson
European Commission
Julian King

Chatham House
GCMG
Permanent Under-Secretary
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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