Mark Lyall Grant

His Excellency Sir Mark Justin Lyall Grant KCMG
Her Britannic Majesty's Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2009
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Sir John Sawers
Vice President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 14 September 2010 – 14 September 2011
President	Joseph Deiss
Preceded by	Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti
Succeeded by	Mohammad Khazaee
Personal details
Born	29 May 1956 (1956-05-29) (age 55) United Kingdom
Spouse(s)	Sheila, Lady Lyall Grant
Alma mater	Eton College, Trinity College, Cambridge
Profession	Diplomat

Sir Mark Justin Lyall Grant, KCMG (born 29 May 1956) is a British diplomat. Since November 2009 he has been the British Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN).^[1] During the month of November 2010, he was the President of the United Nations Security Council.

Background

Lyall Grant was educated at Eton College^[2] and Trinity College, Cambridge. His wife, Sheila, is also a diplomat. They have a son and a daughter.

Lyall Grant was appointed a Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) on 31 December 2002^[3] and a Knight Commander of the same order (KCMG) on 17 June 2006.^[4]

Foreign and Commonwealth Office career timeline

• 2009– British Permanent Representative to the United Nations
• 2007–2009 FCO, Director General for Political Affairs
• 2003–2006 High Commissioner to Pakistan
• 2000–2003 FCO director, Africa
• 1998–2000 Head, European Union department, FCO
• 1996–1998 Deputy High Commissioner and Consul General, South Africa
• 1994–1996 Seconded to European Secretariat, Cabinet Office
• 1990–1993 First Secretary, Paris
• 1987–1989 Private Secretary to Minister of State, FCO
• 1985–1987 FCO
• 1982–1985 Second Secretary, Islamabad
• 1980–1982 FCO, worked in Southern Africa department

References

1. ^ http://ukun.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/whos-who/permanent-representative/
2. ^ Who's Who, 2006
3. ^ New Year’s Honours List — United Kingdom - The London Gazette, 31 December 2002, Supplement No. 1 S3
4. ^ Birthday Honours List — United Kingdom - The London Gazette, 17 June 2006, Supplement No. 1 B3

Offices held

Political offices
Preceded by Sir John Sawers	Director-General, Political of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2007-2009	Succeeded by Sir Geoffrey Adams
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sir John Sawers	United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the United Nations 2009-	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Lyall Grant, Mark
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	29 May 1956
Place of birth	United Kingdom
Date of death
Place of death