David Moran was Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Switzerland
and Liechtenstein from 2014 to 2017. David was born in Munich and
studied at Stoke Brunswick and Tonbridge Schools. He has a BA in Soviet
Studies from Willamette University in Oregon, and an MA in International
Relations from the University of Sussex. He is married to Carol
Marquis.
David has previously served as Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan,
and (non-resident) the Kyrgyz Republic. He has also been posted to
Nairobi, Moscow, Paris and Tbilisi, in the latter case as Chargé
d’Affaires. In the early 1990s he designed an elephant conservation and
rural development project in Ruaha, Tanzania. In London he was
responsible for the 1998-2000 EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
negotiations.
Prior to joining the Foreign Office in 1985, David spent 2½ years
working for the Oregon State Government. He was also a professional
blues pianist and keeps up his interest in music, including through a
live performance at the 2010 Almaty Beatles Festival. He posts on this
site on British-Swiss relations; foreign policy, human rights and
development issues; wildlife conservation; and playing the blues around
the world.