Nigel Casey
Nigel Philip Casey CMG MVO (born 29 May 1969) is a British diplomat, who served as the British High Commissioner to South Africa from April 2017 until April 2021 and as the British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina from September 2011 until 2013.
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| British High Commissioner to South Africa | |
| Assumed office April 2017 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Dame Judith Macgregor |
| British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| In office September 2011 – 2013 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Michael Tatham |
| Succeeded by | Edward Ferguson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 29, 1969 Leamington Spa, Warwickshire |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Early life
Nigel Philip Casey was born on 29 May 1969 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire to Michael Casey and of Josephine Casey.[1]
Casey was educated at Rockport School, an independent school in Holywood, County Down, Blundell’s School, an independent school in Tiverton, Devon.[1] Casey attended Balliol College, Oxford, from 1987 to 1990, graduating with a BA (Hons) in modern history.[1]
Career
Casey joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1991.[1]
Casey was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in 1995.[1]
Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Casey was appointed the British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina in September 2011.[2]
Casey left this appointment in 2013.[1]
Casey worked as the Private Secretary to the Prime Minister for Foreign Policy from 2014 to 2016.[1]
High Commissioner to South Africa
Casey was appointed the British High Commissioner to South Africa in April 2017.[3]
Casey was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 2017.[1]
In August 2019, Casey said that Brexit would be an opportunity for South Africa, and that he was confident South Africa would be on the list of post-Brexit business partners.[4]
Casey left this appointment in April 2021.[5]
Personal life
Casey married his wife, Clare Crocker, in 2002.[1] They have two children, a son and a daughter.[1]
References
- "Casey, Nigel Philip". Who's Who. 1 December 2020. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U254592. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Nigel Casey MVO - GOV.UK". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Du Plessis, Carien (25 June 2017). "The UK's new man in SA". News24. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- Fabricius, Peter (12 August 2019). "Brexit will be good for South Africa, says the UK High Commissioner". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- Fabricius, Peter (11 April 2021). "Former British High Commissioner Nigel Casey notes 'real revival' of political relations with South Africa". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
- "Casey, Nigel Philip". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Nigel Casey Profile on GOV.UK
- Nigel Casey on Twitter