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| name = Sherard Cowper-Coles |
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| honorific-suffix = [[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]] [[Royal Victorian Order|LVO]] |
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| caption = Cowper-Coles in [[Afghanistan]] in 2009 |
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| term_start = 2007 |
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| predecessor = [[Stephen Evans (diplomat)|Stephen Evans]] |
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| successor = [[Mark Sedwill]] |
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| primeminister = [[Gordon Brown]] |
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| predecessor1 = [[Derek Plumbly|Sir Derek Plumbly]] |
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| successor1 = [[William Patey|Sir William Patey]] |
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| primeminister1 = [[Tony Blair]] |
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| predecessor2 = [[Francis Cornish (diplomat)|Francis Cornish]] |
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| successor2 = [[Simon McDonald (diplomat)|Simon McDonald]] |
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'''Sir Sherard Louis Cowper-Coles''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCMG|LVO}} {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɛr|ər|d|_|l|w|iː|_|ˈ|k|uː|p|ər|_|'|k|oʊ|l|z}} (born |
'''Sir Sherard Louis Cowper-Coles''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCMG|LVO}} {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɛr|ər|d|_|l|w|iː|_|ˈ|k|uː|p|ər|_|'|k|oʊ|l|z}} (born 8 January 1955)<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article5484753.ece The Times] 8 January 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2010</ref> is a British former diplomat. He was the [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]]'s [[Special Representative]] to [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]] in 2009–2010. After leaving the Foreign Office, he worked briefly for [[BAE Systems]] as international business development director. He left BAE Systems in 2013 and is now a senior adviser to the group chairman and the group chief executive of [[HSBC]]. He is also president of the Jane Austen Society.<ref>[https://janeaustensociety.org.uk/about-us/office-holders/] </ref> |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Sherard Cowper-Coles is the son of Sherard Hamilton Cowper-Coles and Dorothy (née Short). His grandfather, the metallurgist [[Sherard Osborn Cowper-Coles]], was the son of naval inventor Captain [[Cowper Phipps Coles]]. He was educated at Freston Lodge School, [[New Beacon School]], [[Tonbridge School]] and [[Hertford College, Oxford]],<ref name=ww>''Cowper-Coles, Sir Sherard (Louis)'', in ''Who's Who 2008'' (London, A. & C. Black, 2008)</ref> where he read [[classics]]. |
Sherard Cowper-Coles is the son of Sherard Hamilton Cowper-Coles and Dorothy (née Short). His grandfather, the metallurgist [[Sherard Osborn Cowper-Coles]], was the son of naval inventor Captain [[Cowper Phipps Coles]]. He was educated at Freston Lodge School, [[New Beacon School]], [[Tonbridge School]] and [[Hertford College, Oxford]],<ref name=ww>''Cowper-Coles, Sir Sherard (Louis)'', in ''Who's Who 2008'' (London, A. & C. Black, 2008)</ref> where he read [[classics]]. |
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In 1982, he married Bridget Mary Elliott. Her father was Neil Elliott, a prominent [[land agent]] whose brother was the actor [[Denholm Elliott]] and whose father had been assassinated while serving as Solicitor-General to the [[Mandatory Palestine|Mandatory Government of Palestine]] in 1933 and who was buried in [[Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary Neil Elliott|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1427451/Neil-Elliott.html|accessdate=5 September 2016|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=14 April 2003}}</ref> The couple have four sons, Henry Sherard, Rupert Neil, Frederick Peter and Myles Philip, and one daughter, Minna Louise.<ref name=ww/> |
In 1982, he married Bridget Mary Elliott. Her father was Neil Elliott, a prominent [[land agent]] whose brother was the actor [[Denholm Elliott]] and whose father had been assassinated while serving as Solicitor-General to the [[Mandatory Palestine|Mandatory Government of Palestine]] in 1933 and who was buried in [[Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary Neil Elliott|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1427451/Neil-Elliott.html|accessdate=5 September 2016|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=14 April 2003}}</ref> The couple have four sons, Henry Sherard, Rupert Neil, Frederick Peter and Myles Philip, and one daughter, Minna Louise.<ref name=ww/> |
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==Diplomatic career== |
==Diplomatic career== |
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Cowper-Coles entered the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service|diplomatic service]] in 1977. He was [[Third Secretary]] and later [[Second Secretary]] in [[Cairo]], 1980–83, [[Diplomatic rank|First Secretary]] in the Planning Staff of the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], 1983–85; Private Secretary to the Permanent [[Under-secretary]] of State, 1985–87, First Secretary in [[Washington, DC|Washington]], 1987–91, Assistant in the Security Policy Department of the FCO, 1991–93, Resident Associate, [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]], 1993–94; Head of the Hong Kong Department of the FCO, 1994–97, Political Counsellor in Paris, |
Cowper-Coles entered the [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service|diplomatic service]] in 1977. He was [[Third Secretary]] and later [[Second Secretary]] in [[Cairo]], 1980–83, [[Diplomatic rank|First Secretary]] in the Planning Staff of the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]], 1983–85; Private Secretary to the Permanent [[Under-secretary]] of State, 1985–87, First Secretary in [[Washington, DC|Washington]], 1987–91, Assistant in the Security Policy Department of the FCO, 1991–93, Resident Associate, [[International Institute for Strategic Studies]], 1993–94; Head of the Hong Kong Department of the FCO, 1994–97, Political Counsellor in Paris, 1997–99; [[Principal Private Secretary]] to [[Robin Cook]], the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1999–2001.<ref name=ww/> |
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His first role as a [[head of mission]] was in [[Tel Aviv]] as the [[British Ambassador to Israel]] from 2001 |
His first role as a [[head of mission]] was in [[Tel Aviv]] as the [[British Ambassador to Israel]] from 2001 to 2003. He was next appointed [[British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia|Ambassador to Saudi Arabia]] in [[Riyadh]], a post that he held until 2006. From 15 May 2007 until April 2009 he served as [[British Ambassador to Afghanistan|Ambassador to Afghanistan]] in [[Kabul]].<ref name=ww/> |
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In February 2009 it was announced that he would be taking up a new role as special representative of the UK [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]] to [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7879696.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Holbrooke on key Pakistan visit | date=9 February 2009}}</ref> |
In February 2009 it was announced that he would be taking up a new role as special representative of the UK [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]] to [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7879696.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Holbrooke on key Pakistan visit | date=9 February 2009}}</ref> |
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He attracted controversy in October 2008 when a leaked French [[diplomatic cable]] suggested he had been sharply critical of [[Karzai administration|Karzai]] and [[US foreign policy|US policy]]. While insisting Britain should support the US, he was quoted as saying: "We should tell them that we want to be part of a winning strategy, not a losing one." |
He attracted controversy in October 2008 when a leaked French [[diplomatic cable]] suggested he had been sharply critical of [[Karzai administration|Karzai]] and [[US foreign policy|US policy]]. While insisting Britain should support the US, he was quoted as saying: "We should tell them that we want to be part of a winning strategy, not a losing one."<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4860080.ece]"British envoy says mission in Afghanistan is doomed, according to leaked memo"</ref> |
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This memo leak occurred the same week another additional memo was leaked concerning fellow British ambassador, Sir [[Nigel Sheinwald]]'s comments with regard to United States Senator [[Barack Obama]]. Both leaks concerned foreign policy and occurred in the final weeks of the [[2008 US |
This memo leak occurred the same week another additional memo was leaked concerning fellow British ambassador, Sir [[Nigel Sheinwald]]'s comments with regard to United States Senator [[Barack Obama]]. Both leaks concerned foreign policy and occurred in the final weeks of the [[2008 US presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/3125120/Exclusive-Barack-Obama-is-aloof-says-British-ambassador-to-US.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081003150454/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/3125120/Exclusive-Barack-Obama-is-aloof-says-British-ambassador-to-US.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 October 2008|title=Exclusive: Barack Obama is 'aloof' says British ambassador to US|last=Harnden|first=Toby|date=2 October 2008|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}</ref> |
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In early 2010 it was reported that he clashed with senior [[NATO]] and US officials over his insistence that the military-driven [[counter-insurgency]] effort was headed for failure, and that talks with the [[Taliban]] should be prioritised.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/21/uk-special-envoy-afghanistan-quits | location=London | work=The Guardian | first1=Jon | last1=Boone | first2=Declan | last2=Walsh | title=UK special envoy to Afghanistan who called for talks with Taliban quits | date=21 June 2010}}</ref> |
In early 2010 it was reported that he clashed with senior [[NATO]] and US officials over his insistence that the military-driven [[counter-insurgency]] effort was headed for failure, and that talks with the [[Taliban]] should be prioritised.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jun/21/uk-special-envoy-afghanistan-quits | location=London | work=The Guardian | first1=Jon | last1=Boone | first2=Declan | last2=Walsh | title=UK special envoy to Afghanistan who called for talks with Taliban quits | date=21 June 2010}}</ref> |
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In 2013 and 2014 he participated in the [[Bilderberg Conference]]s. |
In 2013 and 2014 he participated in the [[Bilderberg Conference]]s. |
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He is also the chair at [[China-Britain Business Council]], an organisation promoting trade relationships between China and the UK. <ref>{{cite web|title=OUR LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE|url=https://www.cbbc.org/about-cbbc/who-we-are/our-leadership-and-governance}}</ref> |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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Cowper-Coles was appointed a Lieutenant of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (LVO) in 1991<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52557/page/8957 London Gazette, 11 June 1991, page 8957]</ref> and made a Companion of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) in the [[1997 Birthday Honours]]<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54794/supplement/3 London Gazette Supplement, 14 June 1997, page B3.]</ref> and a Knight Commander of the Order in the [[2004 Birthday Honours]]. |
Cowper-Coles was appointed a Lieutenant of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (LVO) in 1991<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52557/page/8957 London Gazette, 11 June 1991, page 8957]</ref> and made a Companion of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) in the [[1997 Birthday Honours]]<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54794/supplement/3 London Gazette Supplement, 14 June 1997, page B3.]</ref> and a Knight Commander of the Order in the [[2004 Birthday Honours]]. |
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==See also== |
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== Published works== |
== Published works== |
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* (2011) ''Cables from Kabul: The Inside Story of the West's Afghanistan Campaign'', London: HarperPress. {{ISBN|978-0-00743-202-8}} |
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* (2012) ''Ever the Diplomat: Confessions of a Foreign Office Mandarin'', London: HarperPress. {{ISBN|978-0-00743-600-2}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/22/ndefence122.xml Telegraph report of appointment to Kabul] |
* [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/22/ndefence122.xml Telegraph report of appointment to Kabul]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070613023247/http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket%2FXcelerate%2FShowPage&c=Page&cid=1079976712349 Kabul embassy biography] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070613023247/http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket%2FXcelerate%2FShowPage&c=Page&cid=1079976712349 Kabul embassy biography] |
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* [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=322117&contrassID=2&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y Haaretz interview] |
* [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=322117&contrassID=2&subContrassID=5&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y Haaretz interview] |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070703112852/http://news.independent.co.uk/fisk/article2723191.ece Robert Fisk column about Sherard Cowper-Coles] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070703112852/http://news.independent.co.uk/fisk/article2723191.ece Robert Fisk column about Sherard Cowper-Coles] |
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* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66424948] |
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Sherard Cowper-Coles | |
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Cowper-Coles in Afghanistan in 2009 | |
British Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
In office 2007–2009 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Gordon Brown |
Preceded by | Stephen Evans |
Succeeded by | Mark Sedwill |
British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia | |
In office 2003–2006 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Sir Derek Plumbly |
Succeeded by | Sir William Patey |
British Ambassador to Israel | |
In office 2001–2003 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
Preceded by | Francis Cornish |
Succeeded by | Simon McDonald |
Personal details | |
Born | London, England | 8 January 1955
Spouse | Bridget Mary Elliott |
Alma mater | Hertford College, Oxford |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Sir Sherard Louis Cowper-Coles KCMG LVO /ˈʃɛrərd lwiː ˈkuːpər ˈkoʊlz/ (born 8 January 1955)[1] is a British former diplomat. He was the Foreign Secretary's Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2009–2010. After leaving the Foreign Office, he worked briefly for BAE Systems as international business development director. He left BAE Systems in 2013 and is now a senior adviser to the group chairman and the group chief executive of HSBC. He is also president of the Jane Austen Society.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Sherard Cowper-Coles is the son of Sherard Hamilton Cowper-Coles and Dorothy (née Short). His grandfather, the metallurgist Sherard Osborn Cowper-Coles, was the son of naval inventor Captain Cowper Phipps Coles. He was educated at Freston Lodge School, New Beacon School, Tonbridge School and Hertford College, Oxford,[3] where he read classics.
In 1982, he married Bridget Mary Elliott. Her father was Neil Elliott, a prominent land agent whose brother was the actor Denholm Elliott and whose father had been assassinated while serving as Solicitor-General to the Mandatory Government of Palestine in 1933 and who was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Jerusalem.[4] The couple have four sons, Henry Sherard, Rupert Neil, Frederick Peter and Myles Philip, and one daughter, Minna Louise.[3]
In 2011, he divorced Bridget Mary Elliott and married Jasmine Zerinini, a French diplomat, in 2012. They have a daughter, Louise Elizabeth.[5]
Diplomatic career
[edit]Cowper-Coles entered the diplomatic service in 1977. He was Third Secretary and later Second Secretary in Cairo, 1980–83, First Secretary in the Planning Staff of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1983–85; Private Secretary to the Permanent Under-secretary of State, 1985–87, First Secretary in Washington, 1987–91, Assistant in the Security Policy Department of the FCO, 1991–93, Resident Associate, International Institute for Strategic Studies, 1993–94; Head of the Hong Kong Department of the FCO, 1994–97, Political Counsellor in Paris, 1997–99; Principal Private Secretary to Robin Cook, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1999–2001.[3]
His first role as a head of mission was in Tel Aviv as the British Ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2003. He was next appointed Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, a post that he held until 2006. From 15 May 2007 until April 2009 he served as Ambassador to Afghanistan in Kabul.[3]
In February 2009 it was announced that he would be taking up a new role as special representative of the UK Foreign Secretary to Afghanistan and Pakistan.[6]
He attracted controversy in October 2008 when a leaked French diplomatic cable suggested he had been sharply critical of Karzai and US policy. While insisting Britain should support the US, he was quoted as saying: "We should tell them that we want to be part of a winning strategy, not a losing one."[7]
This memo leak occurred the same week another additional memo was leaked concerning fellow British ambassador, Sir Nigel Sheinwald's comments with regard to United States Senator Barack Obama. Both leaks concerned foreign policy and occurred in the final weeks of the 2008 US presidential election.[8]
In early 2010 it was reported that he clashed with senior NATO and US officials over his insistence that the military-driven counter-insurgency effort was headed for failure, and that talks with the Taliban should be prioritised.[9]
On 21 June 2010, the British high commission announced he had taken "extended leave" from his position in Afghanistan.[9] Following comments from the Foreign Secretary, William Hague, it appeared unlikely he would return to the post.[10]
Post-diplomatic career
[edit]In 2011, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles became BAE Systems' international business development director, focusing on the Middle East and south-east Asia.[11] He is a committee member of the Saudi-British Society.[12]
His appointment at BAE caused some controversy, since he is thought to have "had a profound effect" on the decision by Robert Wardle, then director of the UK's Serious Fraud Office, to end an investigation into BAE's allegedly corrupt dealings with Saudi Arabia.[13]
In 2013 and 2014 he participated in the Bilderberg Conferences.
He is also the chair at China-Britain Business Council, an organisation promoting trade relationships between China and the UK. [14]
Honours
[edit]Cowper-Coles was appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in 1991[15] and made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 1997 Birthday Honours[16] and a Knight Commander of the Order in the 2004 Birthday Honours.
Published works
[edit]- (2011) Cables from Kabul: The Inside Story of the West's Afghanistan Campaign, London: HarperPress. ISBN 978-0-00743-202-8
- (2012) Ever the Diplomat: Confessions of a Foreign Office Mandarin, London: HarperPress. ISBN 978-0-00743-600-2
References
[edit]- ^ The Times 8 January 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2010
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c d Cowper-Coles, Sir Sherard (Louis), in Who's Who 2008 (London, A. & C. Black, 2008)
- ^ "Obituary Neil Elliott". The Daily Telegraph. 14 April 2003. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Sherard Cowper-Coles & Jasmine Zerinini
- ^ "Holbrooke on key Pakistan visit". BBC News. 9 February 2009.
- ^ [2]"British envoy says mission in Afghanistan is doomed, according to leaked memo"
- ^ Harnden, Toby (2 October 2008). "Exclusive: Barack Obama is 'aloof' says British ambassador to US". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008.
- ^ a b Boone, Jon; Walsh, Declan (21 June 2010). "UK special envoy to Afghanistan who called for talks with Taliban quits". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "Straight-talking UK envoy's future in doubt". BBC News. 23 June 2010.
- ^ Webb, Tim (18 February 2011). "BAE Systems hires Britain's former envoy to Saudi Arabia". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ "COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE SAUDI–BRITISH SOCIETY". Saudi-British Society.
- ^ Hope, Christopher (12 March 2011). "Revelations in BAE Saudi case prompt inquiry call". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ "OUR LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE".
- ^ London Gazette, 11 June 1991, page 8957
- ^ London Gazette Supplement, 14 June 1997, page B3.
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