Education
He attended the Triple C School in Grand Cayman, then Clifton College.
He attended the Triple C School in Grand Cayman, then Clifton College.
From Wadham College, Oxford he gained a Bachelor in Modern Languages in 1980. From 1981-1986 he worked at the Department of Employment. Smith joined Her Majesty"s Diplomatic Service in 1986.
He has held positions in London, Tokyo, and as Counsellor (Economic/Commercial) in Moscow 1998–2002.
Ambassador
From 2007 to 2012 Smith served as Ambassador to Austria, based in Vienna, and as the United Kingdom"s representative to many United Nations and international organisations in Vienna, including as the United Kingdom"s Governor on the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency. His transfer to Kiev as Ambassador to Ukraine was announced on 13 October 2011 and he took up the appointment in September 2012.
He was replaced in 2015 to transfer to another Diplomatic Service appointment. International Atomic Energy Agency in September 2010
Green roof on the embassy in June 2010.
