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| office = [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ecuador|British Ambassador to Ecuador]]
| office = [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ecuador|British Ambassador to Ecuador]]
| term_start = November 2020
| term_start = November 2020
| term_end =
| term_end = 23 November 2023
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]<br>[[Charles III]]
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]<br/>[[Charles III]]
| primeminister = [[Boris Johnson]]<br>[[Liz Truss]]
| primeminister = [[Boris Johnson]]<br/>[[Liz Truss]]<br/>[[Rishi Sunak]]
| predecessor = Katherine Ward
| predecessor = Katherine Ward
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| term_end1 = 2019
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| predecessor1 = [[Steven Fisher (diplomat)|Steven Fisher]]
| predecessor1 = Steven Fisher
| successor1 = [[Mockbul Ali]]
| successor1 = [[Mockbul Ali]]
| primeminister1 = [[David Cameron]]<br />[[Theresa May]]<br />[[Boris Johnson]]
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'''Christopher John Campbell''' is a British diplomat who has served on several diplomat positions in Latin America from 2011. On 13 October 2020, he was admitted as the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ecuador|Ambassador to Ecuador]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-ambassador-to-the-republic-of-ecuador-november-2020|title=Change of Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador - November 2020|website=GOV.UK|language=en|access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=El Gobierno Nacional pagó USD 285 millones a proveedores del Estado – Secretaría General de Comunicación de la Presidencia|url=https://www.comunicacion.gob.ec/el-gobierno-nacional-pago-usd-285-millones-a-proveedores-del-estado/|access-date=2020-10-14|website=www.comunicacion.gob.ec}}</ref>
'''Christopher John Campbell''' is a British diplomat who has served as the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ecuador|United Kingdom's ambassador to Ecuador]] since 13 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-ambassador-to-the-republic-of-ecuador-november-2020|title=Change of Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador - November 2020|website=GOV.UK|language=en|access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=El Gobierno Nacional pagó USD 285 millones a proveedores del Estado – Secretaría General de Comunicación de la Presidencia|url=https://www.comunicacion.gob.ec/el-gobierno-nacional-pago-usd-285-millones-a-proveedores-del-estado/|access-date=2020-10-14|website=www.comunicacion.gob.ec}}</ref> He also served as the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Nicaragua|ambassador to Nicaragua]] between 2011 and 2015 and the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Dominican Republic|ambassador to the Dominican Republic]] between 2015 and 2020.


==Consular career==
==Consular career==
Campbell joined the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] in 1982 and started in the North America Department. In 1984, he moved to the [[Foreign Secretary|Secretary of State's]] Private Office and the next year was placed to the UK Embassy in [[Khartoum]] as an economist. From 1988 he worked at the embassy in [[Dhaka]] and from 1992 at the embassy in [[Jakarta]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Change of Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Dominican Republic |url=https://www.wired-gov.net/wg/news.nsf/articles/Change+of+Her+Majestys+Ambassador+to+the+Dominican+Republic+21042015130520?open |website=WiredGov |accessdate=4 January 2020 |date=21 April 2015}}</ref>
Campbell joined the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] in 1982 and started in the North America Department. In 1984, he moved to the [[Foreign Secretary|Secretary of State's]] Private Office and the next year was placed to the UK Embassy in [[Khartoum]] as an economist. From 1988 he worked at the embassy in [[Dhaka]] and from 1992 at the embassy in [[Jakarta]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Dominican Republic |url=https://www.wired-gov.net/wg/news.nsf/articles/Change+of+Her+Majestys+Ambassador+to+the+Dominican+Republic+21042015130520?open |website=WiredGov |accessdate=4 January 2020 |date=21 April 2015}}</ref>


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Campbell served as the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Nicaragua|Ambassador to Nicaragua]] from 2011 to 2015.<ref name="R" /> During the same period, his wife, [[Sharon Campbell]], was the Ambassador to Costa Rica, making them one of the only married couples to ever be ambassadors to neighbouring countries.<ref name=G>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2011/jul/03/couple-envoys-to-neighbouring-countries|title=A very diplomatic marriage|last=Adewunmi|first=Bim|date=2011-07-03|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-01-02|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/appointment-ambassador-to-costa-rica-and-non-resident-ambassador-to-nicaragua-zwb98qvkljn|title=Appointment: Ambassador to Costa Rica and Non Resident Ambassador to Nicaragua|date=2011-06-25|work=The Times|access-date=2020-01-02|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Because the UK did not have an embassy in Nicaragua, the post was non-residential and Campbell worked from [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]].<ref name=G />
He served as the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Dominican Republic|British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic]] from 2015 to 2020.<ref name="R">{{Cite web|title=Chris Campbell - GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/chris-campbell|access-date=2020-01-02|website=www.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref>


He served as the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Dominican Republic|British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic]] from 2015 to 2020.<ref name="R">{{Cite web|title=Chris Campbell - GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/chris-campbell|access-date=2020-01-02|website=www.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref> In 2020, Campbell said that [[Brexit]] would not impact trade with the Dominican Republic thanks to the [[CARIFORUM]]-UK Agreement, but pushed the [[Congress of the Dominican Republic|Dominican Congress]] to ratify the agreement as quickly as possible.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Dolores Vicioso |title=Ambassador Chris Campbell says Brexit opens opportunities for UK and DR |url=https://dr1.com/news/2020/02/04/ambassador-chris-campbell-says-brexit-opens-opportunities-for-uk-and-dr/ |website=DR1.com |access-date=28 October 2023 |date=4 February 2020}}</ref>
He served as the [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Nicaragua|Ambassador to Nicaragua]] from 2011 to 2015.<ref name="R" />


On 13 October 2020, he was recognised as British Ambassador to Ecuador.<ref name=":0" /> In a 2021 interview, Campbell called himself a "trade-focused ambassador" and said he would seek to increase the trade relation between the UK and Ecuador.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview with Chris Campbell, HM Ambassador to Ecuador |url=https://latam-investor.com/2021/01/interview-chris-campbell-hm-ambassador-ecuador/ |website=LatAm Investor |access-date=28 October 2023 |date=7 January 2021}}</ref> He expressed support for Trade Minister Jose Julio Prado's plan to boost competitiveness and increase exports and for initiatives to make mining in Ecuador more responsible and transparent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Special report: Ecuador is back on the map |url=https://britishecuadoriansociety.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/latam-investor-q3-2021-ecuador.pdf |website=British Ecuadorian Society |publisher=LatAm Investor |access-date=28 October 2023 |pages=32–33}}</ref> In July 2022, Niels Olsen, Ecuador's tourism minister, credited the work of Campbell and Ecuador's foreign minister Juan Carlos Holguin after the UK Foreign Office announced Ecuador would be moved to [[travel advisory|the green list for travel]];<ref>{{cite web |title=UK Foreign Office Eases Travel Warnings for Ecuador |url=https://nitravelnews.com/news/uk-foreign-office-eases-travel-warnings-for-ecuador/ |website=Northern Ireland Travel News |access-date=28 October 2023 |date=11 July 2022}}</ref> Campbell had previously been sent a public letter by four of Ecuador's largest tourism organisations asking for the country's travel advisory to be reviewed.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Chris Moss |title=It is beginning to feel like we may never visit Latin America again |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/comment/beginning-feel-like-may-never-visit-latin-america/ |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |access-date=28 October 2023 |date=22 September 2021}}</ref> Upon [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|the death of Elizabeth II]], Campbell said that people would be missing her "all around the world".<ref>{{cite web |title=Live updates: Charles back in London as king; queen mourned |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/national/story/2022-09-08/live-updates-queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-charles-becomes-king |website=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |access-date=28 October 2023 |date=9 September 2022}}</ref>
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He and his wife, [[Sharon Campbell]], were the first married couple ever to be ambassadors to neighbouring countries.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2011/jul/03/couple-envoys-to-neighbouring-countries|title=A very diplomatic marriage|last=Adewunmi|first=Bim|date=2011-07-03|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-01-02|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/appointment-ambassador-to-costa-rica-and-non-resident-ambassador-to-nicaragua-zwb98qvkljn|title=Appointment: Ambassador to Costa Rica and Non Resident Ambassador to Nicaragua|date=2011-06-25|work=The Times|access-date=2020-01-02|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>


==Personal life==
On 13 October 2020, he was recognized as British Ambassador to Ecuador.<ref name=":0" />
Campbell met his wife [[Sharon Campbell|Sharon]] while working at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and they married in 1989.<ref name=G />


== References ==
== References ==
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Chris Campbell
Campbell and his wife Sharon
British Ambassador to Ecuador
In office
November 2020 – 23 November 2023
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Liz Truss
Rishi Sunak
Preceded byKatherine Ward
British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
In office
2015–2019
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded bySteven Fisher
Succeeded byMockbul Ali
British Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office
2011 – 2 June 2015[1]
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byThomas Kennedy
Succeeded byRoss Denny
Personal details
Born
Christopher John Campbell
NationalityBritish
SpouseSharon Campbell
OccupationDiplomat

Christopher John Campbell is a British diplomat who has served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Ecuador since 13 October 2020.[2][3] He also served as the ambassador to Nicaragua between 2011 and 2015 and the ambassador to the Dominican Republic between 2015 and 2020.

Consular career

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Campbell joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1982 and started in the North America Department. In 1984, he moved to the Secretary of State's Private Office and the next year was placed to the UK Embassy in Khartoum as an economist. From 1988 he worked at the embassy in Dhaka and from 1992 at the embassy in Jakarta.[4]

Campbell served as the Ambassador to Nicaragua from 2011 to 2015.[5] During the same period, his wife, Sharon Campbell, was the Ambassador to Costa Rica, making them one of the only married couples to ever be ambassadors to neighbouring countries.[6][7] Because the UK did not have an embassy in Nicaragua, the post was non-residential and Campbell worked from San José.[6]

He served as the British Ambassador to the Dominican Republic from 2015 to 2020.[5] In 2020, Campbell said that Brexit would not impact trade with the Dominican Republic thanks to the CARIFORUM-UK Agreement, but pushed the Dominican Congress to ratify the agreement as quickly as possible.[8]

On 13 October 2020, he was recognised as British Ambassador to Ecuador.[3] In a 2021 interview, Campbell called himself a "trade-focused ambassador" and said he would seek to increase the trade relation between the UK and Ecuador.[9] He expressed support for Trade Minister Jose Julio Prado's plan to boost competitiveness and increase exports and for initiatives to make mining in Ecuador more responsible and transparent.[10] In July 2022, Niels Olsen, Ecuador's tourism minister, credited the work of Campbell and Ecuador's foreign minister Juan Carlos Holguin after the UK Foreign Office announced Ecuador would be moved to the green list for travel;[11] Campbell had previously been sent a public letter by four of Ecuador's largest tourism organisations asking for the country's travel advisory to be reviewed.[12] Upon the death of Elizabeth II, Campbell said that people would be missing her "all around the world".[13]

Personal life

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Campbell met his wife Sharon while working at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and they married in 1989.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Departing British ambassadors reflect on four-year tenure in Costa Rica". The Tico Times. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Change of Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador - November 2020". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "El Gobierno Nacional pagó USD 285 millones a proveedores del Estado – Secretaría General de Comunicación de la Presidencia". www.comunicacion.gob.ec. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Dominican Republic". WiredGov. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Chris Campbell - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Adewunmi, Bim (3 July 2011). "A very diplomatic marriage". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Appointment: Ambassador to Costa Rica and Non Resident Ambassador to Nicaragua". The Times. 25 June 2011. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. ^ Dolores Vicioso (4 February 2020). "Ambassador Chris Campbell says Brexit opens opportunities for UK and DR". DR1.com. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Interview with Chris Campbell, HM Ambassador to Ecuador". LatAm Investor. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Special report: Ecuador is back on the map" (PDF). British Ecuadorian Society. LatAm Investor. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  11. ^ "UK Foreign Office Eases Travel Warnings for Ecuador". Northern Ireland Travel News. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  12. ^ Chris Moss (22 September 2021). "It is beginning to feel like we may never visit Latin America again". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Live updates: Charles back in London as king; queen mourned". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United Kingdom Ambassador to Nicaragua
2011–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Steven Fisher
 United Kingdom Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
2015–2020 		Succeeded by
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