Michael O'Neill (diplomat)

For other people named Michael O'Neill, see Michael O'Neill (disambiguation).

Michael O'Neill (born 1965) is a United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and the Director of External Relations and Advocacy in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 4 February 2014,[1] replacing Sigrid Kaag.

From the United Kingdom, O'Neill has served in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service for many years, and his most recent appointments include Senior Foreign Office Representative to the Gulf Strategy Group and Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Qatar (2012-2013).[2]

Prior to this, he served as Head of Mission at the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan and as the United Kingdom’s Special Representative for Sudan. He has also held appointments at the UK Embassy in Washington and at the UK missions to the United Nations in New York and the European Union in Brussels, as well as in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London and the United Kingdom Delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels.

O'Neill holds a Master's degree in Classics and Modern History from Brasenose College, Oxford University, and a Master's degree in West European Politics from the London School of Economics. He is married and has four children.

References

  1. ↑ "Secretary-General Appoints Michael O'Neill of United Kingdom Director of Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy at United Nations Development Programme". Press release. United Nations. 4 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Michael O'Neill — Biography on gov.uk


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