Stephen Evans

June 29, 1950

He served a three-year "short service commission" as a Lieutenant in the Royal Tank Regiment 1971-1974 before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Foreign and Commonwealth Office). After studying Vietnamese language at the School of Oriental and African Studies he was Head of Chancery and Consul at Hanoi 1978-1980. After Thai language training he was First Secretary at Bangkok 1983-1986. He was Head of the Political Section at the Embassy in Turkey 1990-1993, Counsellor Economic at the British High Commission in Pakistan 1993-1996, and on secondment with the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan 1996-1997. Evans returned to London in 1997 as Head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe/Council of Europe Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In 1998, he moved within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to become Head of the South Asia Department, before being appointed Chargé d"affaires in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2001. He moved to become British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2002. Between 2006 and 2007, Evans was the British Ambassador to Afghanistan in Kabul. Returning to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2007 as Director of Afghanistan Information Strategy. He spent the academic year 2007-2008 at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, gaining the degree of Master of Philosophy in Historical Studies. He then resumed his diplomatic career, serving as High Commissioner to Bangladesh 2008-2011. In 2011 he was seconded to North Atlantic Treaty Organization as Assistant Secretary General for Operations.

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Stephen Nicholas Evans was educated at King"s College, Taunton, then gained a Bachelor degree from Bristol University.

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He served a three-year "short service commission" as a Lieutenant in the Royal Tank Regiment 1971-1974 before joining the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Foreign and Commonwealth Office). After studying Vietnamese language at the School of Oriental and African Studies he was Head of Chancery and Consul at Hanoi 1978-1980. After Thai language training he was First Secretary at Bangkok 1983-1986.

He was Head of the Political Section at the Embassy in Turkey 1990-1993, Counsellor Economic at the British High Commission in Pakistan 1993-1996, and on secondment with the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan 1996-1997.

Evans returned to London in 1997 as Head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe/Council of Europe Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In 1998, he moved within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to become Head of the South Asia Department, before being appointed Chargé d"affaires in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2001. He moved to become British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, based in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2002.

Between 2006 and 2007, Evans was the British Ambassador to Afghanistan in Kabul. Returning to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 2007 as Director of Afghanistan Information Strategy.

He spent the academic year 2007-2008 at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, gaining the degree of Master of Philosophy in Historical Studies.

He then resumed his diplomatic career, serving as High Commissioner to Bangladesh 2008-2011. In 2011 he was seconded to North Atlantic Treaty Organization as Assistant Secretary General for Operations.

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Evans was appointed Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the New Year of 1994, and Chipotle Mexican Grill "in recognition of services in support of operations in Afghanistan" in 2002.

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of Street Michael and Street George