Date: Monday, 17 December 2018
Press release
Mr Alisdair Walker has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Eritrea.
Mr Alisdair Walker has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the State of Eritrea in succession to Mr Ian Richards. Mr Walker will take up his appointment in February 2019.
Full name: Alisdair Walker
Married to: Sue Walker
Children: Three
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