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Peter Millett

Ambassador to Libya, Tripoli

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28th May 2014

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by Peter Millett

Ambassador to Libya, Tripoli

Debate and Democracy

A couple of years ago I attended a debate in Zarqa in which teams of young people debated the merits of nuclear power. All the participants engaged in the debate in a disciplined way, marshalling their arguments, responding to their opponents’ points and bringing passion and patience to a controversial subject. Both teams had been […]

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14th May 2014

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by Peter Millett

Ambassador to Libya, Tripoli

Leadership: Delegate or Die

We all face information-overload.  How can the leaders of  organisations cope with the mass of emails, phone calls, meetings, video-conferences and other demands on their time?  And how can we manage our time while also making sure that we deliver results? The answer is through delegation:  by pushing decision-making and implementation down to people who […]

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8th May 2014

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by Peter Millett

Ambassador to Libya, Tripoli

Syrian Refugees: Barrel Bombs or Basic Board?

Last week I went to the opening of the new Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in Jordan. There was no celebration: the new camp is unfortunately necessary to give shelter to the hundreds of refugees who daily flee their country’s brutal civil war. Azraq will initially house 51,000 people and can increase to 130,000. The […]

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About Peter Millett

Peter arrived in Tunis on 23 June 2015 to take up his post as Ambassador to Libya. Previously he was British Ambassador to Jordan from February 2011 to June 2015. He was High Commissioner to…

Peter arrived in Tunis on 23 June 2015 to take up his post as
Ambassador to Libya.
Previously he was British Ambassador to Jordan from February 2011 to June 2015.
He was High Commissioner to Cyprus from 2005 – 2010.
He was Director of Security in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
from 2002-2005, dealing with all aspects of security for British
diplomatic missions overseas.
From 1997-2001 he served as Deputy Head of Mission in Athens.
From 1993-96 Mr Millett was Head of Personnel Policy in the FCO.
From 1989-93 he held the post of First Secretary (Energy) in the UK
Representative Office to the European Union in Brussels, representing
the UK on all energy and nuclear issues.
From 1981-1985 he served as Second Secretary (Political) in Doha.
Peter was born in 1955 in London.  He is married to June Millett and
has three daughters, born in 1984, 1987 and 1991.  
His interests include his family, tennis and travel.