Simon Smith

Simon Smith may refer to:

Simon Smith (cricketer)

Simon James Stevenson Smith (born 8 December 1979 in Northumberland) is a Scottish cricketer. A wicketkeeper, Smith is the understudy to his namesake Colin Smith and has appeared in the Intercontinental Cup for Scotland four times. His maiden first-class game was against Ireland in 2004 and the rest came during the 2007 tournament.

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as of 22 June 2011

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Simon Smith (diplomat)

Simon John Meredith Smith CMG (born 14 January 1958 in Wegberg, Germany) is a British diplomat who was Ambassador to Ukraine 2012–2015.

Early life

He attended the Triple C School in Grand Cayman, then Clifton College. From Wadham College, Oxford he gained a BA in Modern Languages in 1980.

Career

From 1981-6 he worked at the Department of Employment.

Smith joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1986. He has held positions in London, Tokyo, and as Counsellor (Economic/Commercial) in Moscow 1998–2002.

Ambassador

From 2007 to 2012 Smith served as Ambassador to Austria, based in Vienna, and as the UK's representative to many UN and international organisations in Vienna, including as the UK's Governor on the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency. His transfer to Kiev as Ambassador to Ukraine was announced on 13 October 2011 and he took up the appointment in September 2012. He was replaced in 2015 to transfer to another Diplomatic Service appointment.

Personal life

He married Sian Stickings in 1984. She was appointed MBE "for services to the local and British communities in Russia" in the New Year Honours of 2003, following Smith's service in Moscow. They have two daughters.