• 1981–1983: Vice-Consul Commercial,
Los Angeles, United States • 1985–1988: Second Secretary Political,
Santiago, Chile • early 1990s: Head of Chancery,
Singapore • 1997–2002: Deputy Consul-General and Director of Inward Investment,
New York City, United States • 2005–2009: Ambassador to
Chile • 2010–2013:
British High Commissioner to
Jamaica • 2013–2017:
British High Commissioner to
Canada On 14 March 2014, in the midst of the
annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, he wrote an
op-ed in
The Globe and Mail on why his Government thought the Crimean referendum should be cancelled. Drake was appointed
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the
2017 Birthday Honours. == References ==