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Simon Gass is a British civil servant and former diplomat. He was born on 2 November 1956 in British. He is currently 68 years old. Gass studied at the University of Oxford, where he earned a degree in Modern History. He then joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1979. He has held a number of diplomatic posts, including Ambassador to Iran, Ambassador to Syria, and Ambassador to Iraq. Gass is currently the Director-General of the European External Action Service. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the European Institute of Peace. Gass has been married to his wife, Sarah, since 1985. They have two children. Gass has an estimated net worth of $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his career in the diplomatic service.

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Who Is Simon Gass's Wife?

His wife is Marianne Enid Stott (1980–present)

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2011

Following these events Gass posted his views from Tehran on the social networking site Twitter, commenting on the Iranian regime's record on human rights, political prisoners and freedom of speech. His 'tweets' are shared widely by Iranian reformists and diaspora across the web as well as being featured in mainstream media. In January 2011, Gass passed the 1000 follower mark, making him one of the most followed diplomats on Twitter.

In February 2011 Gass was seconded to NATO as Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan. After serving in this post for 18 months he returned to the FCO in London as Director General, Political, and the Prime Minister's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He retired from the FCO in 2016.

2010

In December 2010, Gass's digital activities caused mild uproar among Iranian politicians, who called for his expulsion after he highlighted the case of human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh in an article posted on the British Embassy in Iran website. The statement was released on International Human Rights Day and criticised Iran's human rights record. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office defended Gass's comments, which gained widespread approval from his Iranian reformist followers on Twitter.

2009

He was British Ambassador to Iran 2009–11. He arrived in post during the Spring of 2009 from his previous posting in Greece and was present during the June 2009 protests following the disputed re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

1998

In the 1998 Queen's Birthday Honours, Gass was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG). In the 2011 New Year Honours, he was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG).

1956

Sir Simon Lawrance Gass, KCMG, CVO (born 2 November 1956) is a British civil servant. Since 2019, he has been appointed as Chair of the Joint Intelligence Committee. Between 2018 and 2019, he was the Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies. During his diplomatic career, he served as British ambassador to Greece and to Iran.