Draft:Peter Abbott OBE

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Declined by DoubleGrazing 5 months ago. Last edited by DoubleGrazing 5 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Submission declined on 20 December 2023 by KylieTastic (talk).

This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

Declined by KylieTastic 5 months ago.

Comment: Per WP:TITLESINTITLES, the 'OBE' needs to be dropped if/when this is accepted. Peter Abbott already exists, so would need dabbing, eg. 'Peter Abbott (diplomat)'. DoubleGrazing (talk) 16:09, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Comment: Primary sources do not establish notability per WP:GNG, neither do articles authored by the subject. If you wish to use the items listed under 'News articles' (?) as references, you need to cite them in the usual manner; otherwise it's unclear what they're there for. DoubleGrazing (talk) 16:07, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Dr. Peter Abbott OBE is a British diplomat and current Consul General to New England. He was posted to the British Consulate-General, Boston in 2020, succeeding Harriet Cross. See a List of Consuls-General of the United Kingdom in Boston.

Dr. Abbott joined the UK diplomatic service in 2005.^[1] From 2008-2010, he served as Private Secretary to Sir Nigel Sheinwald at the British Embassy in Washington.^[1] From 2014-2018, he served as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Lisbon.^[1]

From 2018-2020, he served as Counsellor at the British High Commission, Islamabad, where he had operational oversight of the UK's largest overseas diplomatic mission.^[1] Following this posting, he received an OBE in the 2021 New Year Honours List "for services to British foreign policy."^[2]

Abbott holds a Double First Class honors degree in English Literature and a PhD in Greek tragedy from Magdalene College at the University of Cambridge.^[1]