He held this post for three years, from 2014 to 2017.[1][2][3] He then took a short stint as Deputy National Security Advisor (Intelligence, Security and Resilience) in 2018.[3][4] His current appointment is Director-General, Political in the FCO, a post which he has held since 2018 and will retire from in Autumn 2020.[1][3][4] On 29 July 2020, it was announced that Moore will become the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service in Autumn 2020.[4][5]