Bernhard Garside
Bernhard Herbert Garside is a British diplomat who served as List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to [El Salvador|Ambassador to El Salvador] from 2015 to 2019.
Career
Garside attended the University of Glasgow and obtained an MA in German and Social & Political Philosophy.He joined the Foreign Office in 1983 and postings included Oman, UAE, Nigeria, Cuba, Netherlands, Sudan, Algeria, El Salvador and Ecuador.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to British foreign policy.
In latter years he worked in Protocol Directorate in London and was responsible for VIP transport logistics at NATO, G7 in Cornwall and COP26 in Glasgow in 2021. Garside retired from the Foreign Office in July 2022 and moved to Glenuig in West Scotland to help run an Inn.