Education
University of Reading.
University of Reading.
He was British 2009-2011. He arrived in post during the Spring of 2009 from his previous posting in Greece and was present during the June 2009 protests following the disputed re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad. Following these events Gass posted his views from Tehran on the social networking site Twitter, commenting on the Iranian regime"s record on human rights, political prisoners and freedom of speech.
His "tweets" are shared widely by Iranian reformists and diaspora across the web as well as being featured in mainstream media.
In January 2011, Gass passed the 1000 follower mark, making him one of the most followed diplomats on Twitter. In December 2010, Gass" digital activities caused mild uproar among Iranian politicians, who called for his expulsion after he highlighted the case of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in an article posted on the British Embassy in Iran website.
The statement was released on International Human Rights Day and criticised Iran"s human rights record. In February 2011 Gass was seconded to North Atlantic Treaty Organization as Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan.
After serving in this post for 18 months he returned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London where he is Director General, Political, and the Prime Minister"s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
1977 – Joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1979-1983 – Lagos
1984-1987 – Athens
1987-1990 – Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London
1990-1992 – Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary, London
1992-1995 – Rome
1995-1998 – Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1998-1901 – Deputy High Commissioner South Africa
2001-2004 – Director, Resources, then Finance, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
2004-2009 – Ambassador to Greece
2009-2011 –
2011-2012 – North Atlantic Treaty Organization Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan
2013–present – Political Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Prime Minister"s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office defended Gass" comments, which gained widespread approval from his Iranian reformist followers on Twitter.