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Stephen Evans

Diplomat · PEP

Stephen Evans 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	Stephen Evans · Стивен Эванс · ستيفن إيفانز · ستيفن ايفانز · স্টিভেন ইভান্স				[sources]
Birth date	1950-06-29				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Stephen				[sources]
Last name	Evans				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7609156				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Bangladesh (2008-2011) · High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Sri Lanka (2002-2006) · ambassador of the United Kingdom to Afghanistan (2001-2002) · ambassador of the United Kingdom to Afghanistan (2006-2007)				[sources]
Education	Corpus Christi College · School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London · University of Bristol				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	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

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,721

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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