Peter Millett

Former UK diplomat and ambassador to Libya

Peter Millett is a retired British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to Libya from June 2015 to January 2018.  During that time he played a role in supporting the UN’s efforts to negotiate and then implement the Libya Political Agreement.  He met and built relationships with all the key political, security and economic players in Libya and in the international community.  He also managed the return of the British Embassy from Tunis to Tripoli.  Before Libya, he was British Ambassador to Jordan from 2011 to 2015 and High Commissioner to Cyprus from 2015 to 2010.  Earlier in his career he had diplomatic postings in Venezuela, Qatar, Brussels and Athens.