Sir Colin Richard Budd, KCMG (born 31 August 1945) is a British civil servant and diplomat. He served as Chef de Cabinet to the Vice President of the European Commission from 1993 to 1996; as Deputy Secretary of the Cabinet Office, Head of the Overseas and Defence Secretariat, and Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee from 1996 to 1997; and as the United Kingdom's Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2001 to 2005.
References
- "Budd, Sir Colin (Richard)". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.9324.
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- Hume, Lucy, ed. (2017). "BUDD, Sir Colin Richard". People of Today 2017. Debrett's. ISBN 978-1-9997670-3-7.
- "British Diplomatic Oral History Programme: Recolections of Sir Colin Budd KCMG" (PDF). Churchill Archives Centre. Churchill College, Cambridge. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original (pdf) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byDame Rosemary Spencer | British Ambassadors to the Netherlands 2001–2005 |
Succeeded byLyn Parker |
- 1945 births
- Living people
- Members of HM Diplomatic Service
- Civil servants in the Foreign Office
- Civil servants in the Cabinet Office
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- European civil servants
- British officials of the European Union