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Sir Peter Ricketts
GCMG GCVO
Sir Peter Ricketts GCMG GCVO
Her Majesty's Ambassador to France
	In office; 2012–2016
Monarch	Elizabeth II
President	Francois Hollande
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Sir Peter Westmacott
Succeeded by	Sir Julian King
United Kingdom National Security Advisor
	In office; 2010–2012
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Sir Kim Darroch
Permanent Secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	In office; 2006–2010
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Tony Blair; Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Sir Michael Jay
Succeeded by	Sir Simon Fraser
Personal details
Born	Peter Forbes Ricketts; 30 September 1952 (age 72); Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Spouse	Suzanne Ricketts
Children	2
Alma mater	Bishop Vesey's Grammar School; Pembroke College, Oxford
Occupation	Diplomat

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Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts, GCMG, GCVO (born 30 September 1952^[1]) is a retired British senior diplomat.

Ricketts replaced Peter Westmacott as UK Ambassador to France effective January 2012, with Kim Darroch taking Ricketts's old role as National Security Adviser.^[2]

In December 2015 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced that he was to retire from the Diplomatic Service in January 2016.^[3]

Prior to his appointment as National Security Adviser, Sir Peter had been the Permanent Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Before he took over that position in July 2006, he served as the Permanent Representative to NATO in Brussels. He was also previously the Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, leading him to give evidence to The Iraq Inquiry in November 2009.^[4] He began his career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1974 and served as the Assistant Private Secretary to former Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe. Apart from Brussels, he has been posted to Singapore, Washington D.C. and Paris. Ricketts retired from HM Diplomatic Service in January 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Ricketts was born in Warwickshire,^[5] the son of Maurice A. Ricketts and Audrey Dilys Davies/Ricketts.^[6] He attended Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield, and Pembroke College, Oxford where he read English Literature. In 1982 he married Suzanne Julia Horlington (b. 1953): they have two adult children.^[6]

^ Foreign Policy in an Era of Globalisation. Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations. Thursday 15 2009.
^ "Senior Diplomatic Appointments". Number 10. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to France". Foreign & Commonwealth Office. 18 December 2015.
^ "Iraq inquiry told of 'clear' threat from Saddam Hussein". BBC News. BBC. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
^ "Birth Ricketts Peter F. ... Davies ... Sutton Coldf'd (Index entry)". Transcription of registration index for English and Welsh births 1837-1982 ("FreeBMD"). ONS. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b Who's Who 2001. A&C Black, London. p. 1751. ISBN 0-7136-5432-5. Accessed 2 August 2016.
^ "No. 57100". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 October 2003.
^ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 December 2010.
^ "No. 60916". The London Gazette. 27 June 2014.

Government offices
Preceded by Michael Pakenham	Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee 2000–2001	Succeeded by Sir John Scarlett
Preceded by Sir Emyr Jones Parry	Director-General, Political of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2001–2003	Succeeded by Sir John Sawers
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sir Emyr Jones Parry	Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council (NATO) 2003–2006	Succeeded by Sir Stewart Eldon
Government offices
Preceded by Sir Michael Jay	Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 2006–2010	Succeeded by Sir Simon Fraser
Preceded by New position	Prime Minister’s National Security Adviser 2010–2012	Succeeded by Sir Kim Darroch
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sir Peter Westmacott	British Ambassador to France 2012–2016	Succeeded by Sir Julian King

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 ===Titles and Styles===
+*Peter Ricketts 1952-2003
 *Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG 2003-2011
 *Sir Peter Ricketts GCMG 2011-2014