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Howard Drake

Diplomat · PEP

Howard Drake 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	Howard Drake · هوارد دريك				[sources]
Alias	Howard Ronald Drake				[sources]
Birth date	1956-08-13				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Howard				[sources]
Last name	Drake				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1631782				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Canada (2013-2017) · High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Jamaica (2010-2013) · ambassador of the United Kingdom to Chile (2005-2009)				[sources]
Education	Churcher's College				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2023-09-27

Descriptions

British diplomat

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,615

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,738

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata327,370

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions499,594

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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