Peter Wilson (diplomat)

Peter Wilson
British Ambassador to China
Assumed office
August 2025
MonarchCharles III
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byDame Caroline Wilson
Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office
8 March 2022 – 6 September 2022
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byMartin Reynolds
Succeeded byNick Catsaras
British Ambassador to Brazil
In office
January 2021 – March 2022
Appointed byElizabeth II
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byVijay Rangarajan
Succeeded byStephanie Al-Qaq
British Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
August 2017 – September 2020
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byGeoffrey Adams
Succeeded byJoanna Roper
Personal details
BornPeter Michael Alexander Wilson
(1968-03-31) 31 March 1968
Children3
Parent
EducationEton College
Alma materMerton College, Oxford
Harvard University
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Peter Michael Alexander Wilson CMG (born 31 March 1968) is a civil servant who has served as British Ambassador to China since August 2025. Prior to arriving in China he served as Director General Europe in the FCDO. He has also served as British Ambassador to Brazil, British Ambassador to the Netherlands, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.