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William Patey is a British diplomat who served as the British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from 2012 to 2016. He was born on 11 July 1953 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Patey was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he obtained a degree in history. He then joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1976. Patey has held a number of diplomatic posts, including Ambassador to Iraq (2006-2009), Ambassador to Afghanistan (2009-2012) and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (2012-2016). He was also the British High Commissioner to Pakistan from 2003 to 2006. Patey is currently the Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Statecraft, a think tank based in London. As of 2021, William Patey's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Occupation Diplomat
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 11 July, 1953
Birthday 11 July
Birthplace Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality United Kingdom

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2012

He retired from HM Diplomatic Service in April 2012 and was replaced by Sir Richard Stagg, formerly British High Commissioner to India. He has since worked in business.

He joined the consultancy Control Risks as Government and International Relations Adviser in July 2012 and became a non executive Director of HSBC Bank Middle East on 10 July 2012. Justifying British support for, and arms sales to, serial human rights violators in the Middle East in November 2012—that is, even in the face of the Arab Spring—Patey said, "The people in the Gulf will say, 'you of all people should understand why evolutionary change is better than revolutionary change'," referring to European revolutions.

He was appointed Chairman of Swindon Town F.C. on 15 October 2012.

2009

Patey joined the FCO in 1975. He went to the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies (MECAS) from 1977-8. From 2005-6 he was the Ambassador to Iraq and from 2002-5 the Ambassador to Sudan. Patey gave evidence to The Iraq Inquiry on 24 November 2009 and 5 January 2010. From May 2010 to April 2012, Patey was the British Ambassador to Afghanistan.

Already a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG), Patey was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the 2009 New Year Honours List.

1978

He married Vanessa Morrell in 1978. They have two sons, William Rory and Thomas. Patey is an avid cinema goer.

1971

Patey attended Trinity Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland until 1971. He earned a Master of Arts (MA) from the University of Dundee in Dundee, Scotland.

1953

Sir William Charters Patey, KCMG (born 11 July 1953) is a British retired diplomat. He was British Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2010 to 2012, and previously served as Ambassador to Sudan, to Iraq and to Saudi Arabia.

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