Robin Barnett
{{Short description|British diplomat (born 1958)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Robin Anthony Barnett
| honorific_suffix = CMG
| image = Poland- Robin Barnett (8434544455).jpg
| alt =
| office = British Ambassador to Ireland
| term_start = August 2016
| term_end = September 2020
| predecessor = Dominick Chilcott
| successor = Paul Johnston
| monarch = Elizabeth II
| primeminister = Theresa May
Boris Johnson
| birth_name =
| birth_place =
| alma_mater = University of Birmingham
| children =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|3|8}}
| office2 = British Ambassador to Poland
| termstart2 = 2011
| termend2 = 2016
| monarch2 = Elizabeth II
| predecessor2 = Ric Todd
| successor2 = Jonathan Knott
| primeminister2 = David Cameron
}}
Robin Anthony Barnett CMG (born 8 March 1958) is a British diplomat, who served as the British ambassador to Ireland, Poland, and Romania.
Early life
Robin Anthony Barnett was born on 8 March 1958 to Bryan Anderson Barnett and Marion Barnett.{{Cite web|date=1 December 2020|title=Barnett, Robin Anthony|url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U41901|access-date=30 March 2021|website=Who's Who|doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U41901}}
Barnett attended the University of Birmingham, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in 1979.
Career
Barnett joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1980.
= Ambassador to Romania =
Barnett was appointed the British Ambassador to Romania in 2006, and served in this role until 2010.
= Ambassador to Poland =
Barnett served as the British Ambassador to Poland from 2011 to 2016.{{Cite web|title=Robin Barnett {{!}} Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Blogs|url=https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/author/robinbarnett/|access-date=2020-11-19|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web|title=News and communications|url=https://www.gov.uk/search/news-and-communications|access-date=2020-11-19|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}
= Ambassador to Ireland =
He succeeded Dominick Chilcott as Ambassador to Ireland in 2016.{{Cite web|title=Her Majesty's Ambassador to Ireland officially takes office|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/her-majestys-ambassador-to-ireland-officially-takes-office|access-date=2020-11-19|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}{{Cite news|date=3 May 2016|title=British ambassador Dominick Chilcott to leave post|newspaper=The Irish Times|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/british-ambassador-dominick-chilcott-to-leave-post-1.2633697|access-date=30 March 2021}}
Personal life
Barnett married his first wife, Debra Marianne Bunt, in 1989. The marriage was dissolved in 1999.
Barnett married his second wife, Tesca Marie Osman, in 1999.
Barnett has a son and a stepson.
He is a supporter of Manchester United.{{Cite web|title=Robin Barnett CMG|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/robin-barnett|access-date=2021-01-24|website=GOV.UK|language=en}} Barnett had a framed Manchester United jersey, signed by Roy Keane, on his office wall during his time as ambassador to Ireland.{{Cite news|date=7 July 2018|title=How to be an England fan in Ireland: 'We just laugh it off'|newspaper=The Irish Times|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/how-to-be-an-england-fan-in-ireland-we-just-laugh-it-off-1.3556731|access-date=30 March 2021}}
Honours
References
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Category:20th-century British diplomats
Category:21st-century British diplomats
Category:Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ireland
Category:Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Poland
Category:Alumni of the University of Birmingham
Category:Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
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