Colin Crooks

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Colin James Crooks LVO (born 18 February 1969) is a British diplomat serving as the British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea since 2022.

Key Information

His Excellency Colin Crooks LVO
Crooks in 2017
British Ambassador to South Korea
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2022
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson Liz Truss Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Simon Smith
British Ambassador to North Korea
In office December 2018 – December 2021
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Alastair Morgan
Succeeded by	David Ellis
Personal details
Born	(1969-02-18) 18 February 1969 (age 56) Dungannon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Spouse	Young-kee Crooks
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
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Previously he served as British Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from December 2018 to December 2021.^[1]

Prior to serving as the Ambassador to the DPRK, Crooks served in various other positions in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, and was the Minister Counsellor at the British Embassy Beijing from 2015 to 2018 and the Chargé d'Affairs to the British Embassy in Pyongyang in 2008.^[1]

In May 2020, Crooks announced via Twitter that the Pyongyang embassy had been evacuated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

1. ^ ^{a b} "Colin Crooks". HM Government. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
2. ^ "UK closes embassy, pulls diplomats from North Korea over coronavirus restrictions". Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Alastair Morgan	British Ambassador to North Korea 2018–2021	Succeeded by James Hoare
Preceded by Simon Smith	British Ambassador to South Korea 2022–present	Incumbent

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