David Arthur Slinn (born 16 April 1959 in Northampton, England) is a retired British diplomat. He was Chargé d'Affaires to Albania in 1995 to 1996. Slinn was the first British ambassador to North Korea. Slinn was head of the Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team between 2007-08. He was appointed ambassador to Croatia in 2012 and retired from the Diplomatic Service in 2015. He also held posts in Geneva, Ulan Bator, Pretoria, Tirana, Belgrade, and Pristina.

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External links

Debretts profile

Northampton Chronicle article

NK News article

Living people

1959 births

Alumni of the University of Salford

Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to North Korea

Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Croatia

Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George

Officers of the Order of the British Empire

David Slinn