UK appoints new ambassador to Georgia

The United Kingdom has appointed a new ambassador to Georgia.

Mark Clayton will replace Justin McKenzie Smith in August, says the UK Government’s official webpage. 

Newly appointed Ambassador to Georgia Clayton has over 20 years experience of working at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

As for his former positions, Clayton has been Deputy Director of the European Security and Defence at Cabinet Office since 2018. In 2017-2018 he worked in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate of FCO and was a Minister Counsellor (Political) in Moscow. 

Prior to that, in 2014-2017 Clayton was a Deputy High Commissioner at Dhaka. Back in 2010-2014 he worked as Deputy Head of the Counter-Terrorism Department at the FCO.

Clayton started working in FCO in 1997.

As for the current ambassador of the UK Justin McKenzie Smith, he has been in the post since 2016.