predecessor successor president nationality office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
andrew wood tony brenton vladimir putin british british ambassador to russia 31 march 1948 2000 roderic lyne
 2004 sir roderic lyne leeds university
roderic lyne

sir roderic michael john lyne , -lrb- born 31 march 1948 -rrb- is a former british diplomat who served as british ambassador to the russian federation from 2000 to 2004 .
