Howard Drake

Howard Ronald Drake is a British former diplomat who was High Commissioner to Canada from 2013 to 2017. He retired from the Diplomatic Service in August 2017.

Education

Drake was educated at Churcher's College.

Career

1981–1983: Vice-Consul Commercial, Los Angeles, United States
1985–1988: Second Secretary Political, Santiago, Chile
early 1990s: Head of Chancery, Singapore
1997–2002: Deputy Consul-General and Director of Inward Investment, New York City, United States
2005–2009: Ambassador to Chile
2010–2013: British High Commissioner to Jamaica
2013–2017: British High Commissioner to Canada

On 14 March 2014, in the midst of the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, he wrote an op-ed in The Globe and Mail on why his Government thought the Crimean referendum should be cancelled.
Drake was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2017 Birthday Honours.