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Matthew Rycroft

British diplomat · United Kingdom · On the map · Politicians · Born 1968 · age 58

Sir Matthew John Rycroft is a British civil servant and diplomat who served as Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office from March 2020 to March 2025, appointed following the resignation of Sir Philip Rutnam.

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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George2023
Commander of the Order of the British Empire2003

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Rycroft previously served as Permanent Secretary at the Department for International Development (DFID) from 2018 to 2020 and as the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from 2015 to 2018.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1968 · age 58

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