By Libya Herald staff.
Tunis, 10 April 2015:
A new British ambassador to Libya has been announced by the Foreign Office in London. . . .[restrict]Peter Millett, who was ambassador to Jordan, is to take the post in succession to Michael Aron.
Millet is expected to start work in July and be based in Tunis, where most other embassies accredited to Libya are currently to be found.
“The presence of extremists and terrorists in Libya and the ongoing fighting means that an early political solution and a Government of National Unity is essential to mobilise all Libyans behind a common agenda,” Millett said following his appointment, adding that he hoped during his tenure, the British Embassy would return to Tripoli “and help to tackle the future rebuilding of the country”.
The current crisis in Libya, he noted “is of enormous importance” to the United Kingdom and to Europe. “I am honoured to have an opportunity to contribute to international efforts to bring stability, security and renewed prosperity for the Libyan people.”
An Arabist and a specialist in counter-terrorism, Millett also served in Doha as well as the more recent positing in Amman. Prior to the latter, he was British High Commissioner in Cyprus.
Like Michael Aron, he can be followed on twitter @PeterMillett1
Michael Aron is to be the new British ambassador in Khartoum.
The US ambassador to Libya, Deborah Jones, is also leaving soon. Her successor is believed to have been chosen but not yet proposed to the US Congress for approval.
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