Mr Mark Phillip Sedwill - British Ambassador to Afghanistan

Mr Mark Sedwill CMG has been appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

"I am honoured to have been appointed British ambassador to Afghanistan. This is the most important job I will ever do.... This is a pivotal time for the Afghan people and your friends."

from Mark Sedwill's statement to the Afghan people on his appointment.

'Britain is giving the Afghan people and their Government the strongest possible support that one country can give to another. Mark Sedwill and his team will ensure that Britain does all it can to help Afghanistan build a secure future in which terrorism and insecurity have no place.'

Foreign Secretary, David Miliband