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Jan Thompson

Diplomat · PEP

Jan Thompson 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	Jan Thompson				[sources]
Birth date	1965-08-25				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Thompson				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57313287				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to India (2020-2021) · ambassador of the United Kingdom to Norway (2023-) · ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Czech Republic (2013-2018)				[sources]
Education	Durham University				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

British diplomat (1965). Head of Afghanistan Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2002-2005, Ambassador to Czech Republic 2013-2018

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-10-17

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,077

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,422

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata330,050

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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