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British Consul
Adios Stephen
“You’ll have to send me a regular supply of papas arrugadas and mojo”...so Stephen Jones, British Consul in the Canary Islands for the last few years, bade adios to us as he prepared to take on his next post, Consul to the very large ex-pat and holiday maker population in Málaga.


Outgoing Consul Stephen Jones
Outgoing Consul Stephen Jones

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17.01.2009 - Stephen arrived in these islands in 2007, marking a new direction in the British Foreign Office’s consular services, coming as he had from outside the service with a wealth of experience in tourism. And that fresh approach was well received...two years on he is rightly proud of the work he and the dedicated staff have done here in the islands, with a new public office operating in South Tenerife and the  appointment of an Honorary Consul in Lanzarote to name but two recent developments. “I’m very proud of what we have achieved,” Stephen told us, adding that personally as well as professionally “I love the Canary Islands...but you have to move on in life, and I am really excited about going to Málaga”.  Stephen clarified too that in one way he was actually “going home”, as his mother and father live on the Spanish peninsula.  However he added that he wasn’t exactly looking forward to the winters. Stephen’s replacement is Mathew Vickers, who hails from the private sector in the UK where he has been working in sales, marketing and customer care.  His first day in the office, the weather was a little overcast and he joked, “it was quite like being at home in Glasgow.  Seriously it’s great to be here.   I really like what I’ve seen of the islands and everything so far and I’m looking forward to getting around, meeting people and carrying on with the great job that I believe Stephen has been doing in the Canaries.”



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Outgoing Consul Stephen Jones 
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