Nigel Cox

Nigel Cox is a former British diplomat with extensive expertise in Europe and Asia. He graduated from Trinity College Dublin. After two years of training in Mandarin Chinese in Cambridge and Hong Kong, he spent a total of eight years at the British Embassy in Beijing, including from 2000 to 2002 as Deputy to the Ambassador, holding the rank of Minister and Consul-General. He was then appointed Director for Asia-Pacific, responsible for the United Kingdom’s relations across the entire region, from Myanmar to Japan and from Mongolia to Australasia and the Pacific Islands. Earlier in his career, he spent six years in Paris, including a year at the École Nationale d’Administration, as well as a period in Nîmes working for the Prefect of the Gard department. He also served in the Western European Department during the lead-up to German reunification.
After a year’s secondment to the private sector (with the P&O Group and AstraZeneca), Nigel left the Diplomatic Service and worked as a consultant on power generation investment opportunities in Vietnam. He was later appointed Clerk (CEO) of one of London’s ancient guilds, the Fishmongers’ Company. More recently, he worked part-time with the Foreign Office Archives, advising on the public release of official files. Alongside his work as a cruise lecturer, he is now involved in voluntary activities, including with English Heritage at Apsley House (the Wellington Museum) in London.
He has published numerous articles and reviews, including in the quarterly journal Asian Affairs, and contributed five chapters to a recent book on the First World War.

Languages spoken: English, French, Mandarin

 

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