In 2002 Macaire returned to London to head the Counter Terrorism Policy Department in the Foreign Office in the immediate post 9/11 period . He served as Political Counsellor in New Delhi , India from 2004 to 2006 , during which time he led a team responding to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami in Phuket , Thailand . He returned to London as Director of Consular Services , responsible for all support to UK nationals abroad , including crisis response . In 2008 he was appointed British High Commissioner to Nairobi , Kenya , where he served until 2011 . In Nairobi he was involved among other things with Kenyans ’ efforts to fight corruption in their country , support for Kenya ’s new constitution in 2010 , and was responsible for UK dealings with Somalia , including kidnap and hijack cases
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Robert Macaire (diplomat)