Sir Richard Gozney was a British diplomat for 34 years, specializing in Indonesia, the Spanish speaking world, Africa and NATO issues, working for some twenty years abroad at British Embassies and High Commissions. For ten of those twenty years he was an Ambassador or High Commissioner. He is married to Diana and has two sons, James and Alexander, studying at university and school in the UK and who joined their parents in Bermuda for the first time for the Christmas & New Year holidays in December 2007. Sir Richard is a bird watcher and occasional dinghy sailor. Lady Gozney is a keen golfer and tennis player. When in the UK they live in North Norfolk and London.
Sir Richard’s curriculum vitae:
CURRICULUM VITAE
Full Name: Richard Hugh Turton Gozney
Date of Birth: 21 July 1951
Marital Status: Married to Diana
Children: Two sons (1987 and 1990)
Honours: KCMG (2006) CMG (1993)
2004-2007 NIGERIA (High Commissioner)
2002-2004 JAKARTA (Ambassador)
1998 - 2000 Loan to Cabinet Office (Chief of Assessments Staff)
1996 - 1998 Foreign Office (Head of Security Policy Departments, covering NATO and arms control)
1993 - 1996 MBABANE (High Commissioner)
1989 - 1993 Foreign Office (Private Secretary, to the Foreign Secretary)
1984 - 1989 MADRID (Head of Political Section)
1981 - 1984 Foreign Office (Defence Department)
1978 - 1981 BUENOS AIRES (Second, later First Secretary)
1974 - 1978 JAKARTA (Third, later Second Secretary)
1973 - 1974 Foreign Office (East African Department)
1973 Entered the Foreign Office
1970 – 1973 Oxford University
1970 – Volunteer Secondary School teacher in Kenya