Complex sentence: On 3rd April the substantive Permanent Secretary was announced as Simon Fraser, previously Director General, Europe, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and he took up his role on 6th May 2009.
Split into simpler sentences: On 3rd April the substantive Permanent Secretary was announced as Simon Fraser, previously Director General, Europe, at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Fraser took up his role on 6th May 2009.