Matthew Robert Field[1] OBE is a British diplomat.[2] He joined HM Diplomatic Service in 2003.[2] Between August 2018 and June 2022 he has served as the British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[3][4] In January 2023 he took up the post of ambassador to the Czech Republic.[5][6]

Matt Field
Matt Field in 2023 during commemoration of the Velvet Revolution
British Ambassador to the Czech Republic
Assumed office
23 January 2023
MonarchCharles III
Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
Preceded byNick Archer
British Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina
In office
2018–2022
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded byEdward Ferguson
Succeeded byJulian Reilly
Personal details
SpouseMartina Field
Children2 sons
Alma materDurham University

Field was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to British foreign policy.[7]

Field graduated with a BA in Religious Studies, an MA in Japanese Studies, and an MA in Business Administration.[8]

References

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  1. ^ University of Durham Congregation, Thursday 1 July 1999 9:55am, Durham: Durham University, p. 2
  2. ^ a b "Matthew Field". GOV.UK. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ Zejna Yesilyurt (30 January 2019). "Exclusive Interview with H.E. Matthew Field, United Kingdom Ambassador to BiH". Sarajevo Times. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Britanski ambasador Matt Field odlazi iz BiH: Ovo je bio dom za našu porodicu, biće nam teško otići... - Poslao je važnu poruku bh. građanima". Oslobođenje (in Bosnian). 17 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Czech Republic: Matt Field". GOV.UK. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ "V Praze úřaduje nový britský velvyslanec: Zmínil zlo na Ukrajině, pivaře či Cimrmana a umí i Ř". Blesk. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  7. ^ "No. 63918". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2022. p. N26.
  8. ^ "Matt Field OBE". GOV.UK. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Nick Archer
British Ambassador to the Czech Republic
2023–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent