Thomas Drew (diplomat)
Sir Thomas Drew | |
|---|---|
HE Sir Tom Drew | |
| British Ambassador-designate to France | |
| Assumed office August 2025 | |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Sir Keir Starmer |
| Preceded by | Dame Menna Rawlings |
| Director-General Defence and Intelligence, FCDO | |
| In office February 2020 – December 2023 | |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Sir Philip Barton |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Allen |
| British High Commissioner to Pakistan | |
| In office February 2016 – November 2019 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Sir Philip Barton |
| Succeeded by | Christian Turner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Drew 26 September 1970 Haslemere, Surrey, England |
| Spouse(s) | Joanna Roper (m. 2016) styled Lady Drew (since 2024) |
| Education | Charterhouse |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Awards | KCMG (2024) |
Sir Thomas Drew KCMG (born 26 September 1970), is a British diplomat who will serve as HM Ambassador to France from August 2025, succeeding Dame Menna Rawlings.
Previously Director-General, Defence and Intelligence at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (2020–23), before that Drew was British High Commissioner to Pakistan (from February 2016 to November 2019).