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British diplomat
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Male
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Birth:
24 December 1955
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Corpus Christi College
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Biography
Richard James Wildash LVO (born 24 December 1955) is a British diplomat. Wildash was the British Ambassador to São Tomé and Príncipe (non-resident) in January 2010 and was also Ambassador to Angola. He has also served as the High Commissioner to Malawi, and as British High Commissioner to Cameroon and non-resident Ambassador to Gabon, Chad, the Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea. Wildash has a degree in Modern and Mediaeval Languages from Corpus Christi College Cambridge.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Peter Boon |
High Commissioner to Cameroon and to other West African countries 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Syd Maddicott |
| Preceded by David Pearey |
High Commissioner to Malawi 2006–2009 |
Succeeded by Fergus Cochrane-Dyet |
| Preceded by Patricia Phillips |
Ambassador to Angola and to São Tomé and Príncipe 2010–2014 |
Succeeded by John Dennis |
| Preceded by Roderick Drummond |
Deputy Head of Mission, Riyadh 2014–present |
Incumbent |