Edward Oakden
# Edward Oakden

Edward Anthony Oakden CMG is a British diplomat, the Ambassador to Jordan from 2015 to 2020.

He was educated at Repton School and Trinity College, Cambridge.

## Career

* In 1981 he joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
* From 1984 to 1985 he was Third Secretary (later Second Secretary) in Baghdad.
* From 1985 to 1988 he was Second Secretary British Embassy in Khartoum.
* From 1988 to 1992 he was Private Secretary to the Ambassador in Washington, D.C.
* From 1992 to 1995 he was Deputy Head of the EU, External & Eastern Adriatic Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
* From 1995 to 1997 he was Private Secretary to John Major for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Northern Ireland.
* From 1997 to 1998 he was Deputy Head EU Department (Internal) in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
* From 1998 to 2002 he was Deputy Head of Mission in Madrid
* From 2002 to 2004 he was Director for International Security in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
* In 2002 he was head of Security Policy Department in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
* From 2004 to 2006 he was Director for Defence and Strategic Threats and Ambassador for Counter-Terrorism in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
* From 2006 to 2010 he was Ambassador in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
* From 2010 to 2012 he was Managing Director of a Sector Group of UK Trade & Investment.
* From 2012 to 2013 he was Managing Director of UK Trade & Investment.
* From 2013 to 2015 he was Director of the department Middle East, with responsibility for Persian Gulf countries, Iraq and Iran. in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
* On 23 February 2015 he was appointed ambassador to Amman, where he is accredited from April 2015 to 2020. He was succeeded by Bridget Brind.

## Personal life

He is married to Dr Florence Eid and has three daughters.

