Richard Moore (diplomat)
Richard Moore | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service | |
| In office 1 October 2020 – 30 September 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Sir Alex Younger |
| Succeeded by | Blaise Metreweli |
| Director General, Political at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | |
| In office April 2018 – 30 September 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Karen Pierce |
| Succeeded by | Sir Tim Barrow |
| British Ambassador to Turkey | |
| In office January 2014 – December 2017 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | David Reddaway |
| Succeeded by | Dominick Chilcott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1963 |
| Spouse |
Maggie Martin (m. 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Worcester College, Oxford (BA) Harvard University |
| Website | X Profile |
| On 16 June 2025, Moore stated that Blaise Metreweli would take over the role of Chief of MI6 from 1 October 2025. | |
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Sir Richard Peter Moore KCMG (born 9 May 1963) is a British intelligence officer, civil servant and diplomat who served as Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 2020 to 2025. He previously served as Director General, Political at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office from 2018 to 2020 and was the British ambassador to Turkey from 2014 to 2017.