Philip Barton

Sir
Philip Barton
GCMG OBE
Sir Philip Barton GCMG OBE
Permanent Under-Secretary for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs; Head of HM Diplomatic Service
	In office; 2 September 2020 – 8 January 2025
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson; Liz Truss; Rishi Sunak; Keir Starmer
Foreign Secretary	Dominic Raab; Liz Truss; James Cleverly; David Cameron; David Lammy
Preceded by	Simon McDonald
Succeeded by	Sir Oliver Robbins
British High Commissioner to India
	In office; June 2020 – August 2020
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Dominic Asquith
Succeeded by	Alex Ellis
British High Commissioner to Pakistan
	In office; January 2014 – 11 February 2016
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Adam Thomson
Succeeded by	Thomas Drew
Deputy British Ambassador to the United States
	In office; 2011–2013
Monarch	Elizabeth II
President	Barack Obama
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Sir Dominick Chilcott
Succeeded by	Patrick Davies
British Chargé d'Affaires ad interim to the United States
	In office; January 2012
Monarch	Elizabeth II
President	Barack Obama
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Sir Nigel Sheinwald
Succeeded by	Sir Peter Westmacott
Personal details
Born	18 August 1963
Spouse	Amanda Barton
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Warwick; London School of Economics
Occupation	Diplomat

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Sir Philip Robert Barton GCMG OBE (born 18 August 1963) is a British diplomat, formerly the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He was previously British High Commissioner to India; he was High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2014 to 2016.