Ian Whitting
British Ambassador to Montenegro
In office
2013–2017
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Theresa May
Preceded byCatherine Knight-Sands
Succeeded byAlison Kemp
British Ambassador to Iceland
In office
2008–2012
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
David Cameron
Preceded byAlp Mehmet
Succeeded byStuart Gill
Personal details
Born (1953-04-02) 2 April 1953
NationalityBritish
SpouseTracy Gallagher
Children2
EducationChichester High School For Boys
Whitting giving a speech in Podgorica, Montenegro in 2016

Ian Robert Whitting OBE (born 2 April 1953) is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to Montenegro from 2013 to 2017 and Ambassador to Iceland from 2008 to 2012.

Career

Whitting was educated at Chichester High School For Boys and joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1972. Between posts at the FCO, he served at Moscow, Tunis, Athens, Dublin and Abidjan. He returned to the embassy at Athens as Director, EU and Economic Affairs, from 2003 to 2004 and Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General from 2005 to 2008. He was then appointed Ambassador to Iceland, an office he served in from 2008 to 2012, and took up his appointment as Ambassador to Montenegro in September 2013.[1] In March 2017 the FCO announced that he was to transfer to another Diplomatic Service appointment.[2]

Personal life

Whitting is married to Tracy (née Gallagher). They have two daughters, Olivia and Isobel.

References

  1. Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Montenegro, British Embassy Podgorica, 19 September 2013
  2. Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Montenegro, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, 10 March 2017


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