Simon Butt is a British

United Kingdom

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 diplomat

Diplomacy

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, currently serving as British Ambassador

Ambassador

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 to Lithuania

Lithuania

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Postings

From 1982-1984 Butt served as a Political officer in the British Embassy in Moscow

Moscow

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, this was followed by two years assigned to Myanma. From 1990-1994 he served in the External Relations Section of the UK Delegation to the EU

European Union

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 based in Brussels

Brussels

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. Butt was Deputy Head of Mission

Head of Mission

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 at the British Embassy in Kiev

Kiev

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 from 1997-2000. From 2004-2007 he served as Deputy High Commissioner

High Commissioner (Commonwealth)

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 in Islamabad

Islamabad

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, Pakistan

Pakistan

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. On May 7, 2008 Butt received his first Head of Mission post as the British Ambassador to Lithuania.