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Geoffrey Adams

Diplomat · PEP

Geoffrey Adams is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Geoffrey Adams · جفری آدامز · جيوفرى آدامز · جيوفري آدامز · জেফ্রি অ্যাডামস				[sources]
Alias	Geoffrey Doyne Adams · Sir Geoffrey Adams · Sir Geoffrey Doyne Adams				[sources]
Birth date	1957-06-11				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
First name	Doyne · Geoffrey				[sources]
Last name	Adams				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1502925				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Consul General of the United Kingdom to Jerusalem (2001-2003) · Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2003-2005) · ambassador of the United Kingdom to Egypt (2018-2021) · ambassador of the United Kingdom to Iran (2006-2009) · ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands (2013-2017)				[sources]
Education	Eton College · Magdalen College				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British diplomat

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mary Elizabeth Lawrence Close Associate	mother	-	-
Mary Emma Baxter Close Associate	spouse	1999-09-06

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Iran	2006	2009