Ian John Patrick MBE (born July 1978)[1] is a British diplomat and civil servant who has served as the Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales since March 2024.
[2] He was previously the Private Secretary to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina when Lord Ashdown occupied the role, working with Edward Llewellyn.
[4] Ian Patrick was an executor of Lord Ashdown's estate following his death,[5] organised his memorial service at Westminster Abbey, spoke at his funeral and gave a tribute to Ashdown at the 2019 Liberal Democrats Party conference.
[6] For his work in Bosnia Ian was awarded the MBE in the 2006 New Year Honours List.
After his time with Ashdown, Patrick joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; he left in 2015 and was a special advisor to Sir John Sawers GCMG.