Andrew Jonathan Mitchell
Andrew Jonathan Mitchell is a British ambassador and civil servant. From 4 September 2024, he has served as the British ambassador to Germany.
Career
Mitchell joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1991, serving in Bonn and Kathmandu as well as in the UK. He was appointed British Ambassador to Sweden in 2007, serving for four years.Returning to the UK, Mitchell was the Foreign Office's director for the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, and thence for prosperity for three years until 2014. He then moved to the private sector, working as international director for M-Integrated Solutions for three years from 2015, before returning to government in 2018 as HM Trade Commissioner for Europe.
In 2020, Mitchell moved to the Department for International Trade as director-general overseeing "markets and supply chains", from 2021 "exports and UK trade", and from 2023 "domestic and international markets and exports" in the renamed Department for Business and Trade.
Personal life
Mitchell studied Modern Languages at The [Queen's College, Oxford|The Queen’s College, Oxford].He is married with three children. He speaks English, German, French, Spanish and Swedish.