Roper was the UK Ambassador to Algeria from 2010 to 2014 . He was appointed OBE in 2013 " for services to UK interests in Algeria , particularly the UK response to the In Amenas hostage crisis . " Before taking up his position as the Governor of the Cayman Islands , Roper served as the Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Beijing , China . It was at the Embassy that Roper famously beat serving Ambassador , Dame Barbara Woodward , at a game of table tennis
In Amenas hostage crisis
In Amenas hostage crisis
Martyn Roper