Laurie Bristow

Sir Laurie Bristow is a British diplomat with over 30 years of experience in diplomacy and international security. He served as the UK's final Ambassador to Afghanistan during the Taliban takeover in August 2021, and as British Ambassador to Russia from 2016 to 2020. He also served as Ambassador to Azerbaijan and held various positions within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He published a memoir titled "Kabul: Final Call" which documents the collapse of Afghanistan and the evacuation from Kabul.