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|country1= the United States
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|successor1 = [[John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard|The Lord Kerr of Kinlochard]]
|monarch1 = [[Elizabeth II]]
|president1 = [[George Bush (senior)|George Bush]]<br>[[Bill Clinton]]
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'''Robin William Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCMG}} (born 13 December 1937) is a former diplomat and a former member of the [[House of Lords]]. He was firstoriginally aappointed [[Labourby PartyPrime Minister Blair as a (UK)|Labour]] peerPeer but moved to the [[Crossbencher|crossbenches]] in 2007. He retired from the House in 2018.
 
Lord Renwick was educated at [[St Paul's School (London)|St Paul's School]] and graduated from [[Jesus College, Cambridge]], in 1962 with a [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge)|Master of Arts]] in history. He further studied at the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]].
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==Diplomatic posts held==
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Diplomatic service:
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==Directorates held==
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Lord Renwick has served on the Boardboard of Directorsdirectors of the following firms:
 
*[[BHP]]
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*Chairman, Kropz plc
 
==Bibliography==
'''Publications'''
* ''[https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/a-true-statesman A True Statesman: George H. W. Bush and the ‘Indispensable Nation]’'' (London: Biteback Publishing, 2023) {{ISBN|9781785907845}}
 
* ''[https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/not-quite-a-diplomat Not Quite A Diplomat: A Memoir]''(London: Biteback Publishing, 2019) {{ISBN|9781785904592}}
* ''[https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/how-to-steal-a-country How to Steal a Country: State Capture and Hopes for the Future in South Africa]''(London: Biteback Publishing, 2018) {{ISBN|9781785903618}}
* ''[https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/fighting-with-allies Fighting With Allies: America and Britain in Peace and War]''(London: Biteback Publishing, 2016) {{ISBN|9781849549790}}
* ''[https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-end-of-apartheid The End of Apartheid Diary of a Revolution]''(London: Biteback Publishing, 2015) {{ISBN|9781849548656}}
* '' [https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/helen-suzman Helen Suzman Bright Star In A Dark Chamber]''(London: Biteback Publishing, 2014) {{ISBN|9781849546676}}
* ''[https://www.bitebackpublishing.com/books/a-journey-with-margaret-thatcher A Journey with Margaret Thatcher]''(London: Biteback Publishing, 2013) {{ISBN|9781849545334}}
*Economic Sanctions
*Helen Suzman
*The End of Apartheid : Diary of a Revolution
*A Journey with Margaret Thatcher
*Fighting with Allies : America and Britain in Peace and War
*How to Steal a Country
*Not Quite a Diplomat (Memoir)
 
==References==
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The Rhodesia Settlement (De-Classified), [[Foreign & Commonwealth Office]] 2021
 
Robin Renwick, Not Quite a Diplomat (Memoir) [[Biteback Publishing]] 2019
 
Ann Bracken, "How to break into the White House", [[Biteback Publishing]] 2021
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==External links==
*[https://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FDOHP%2033 Interview with Robin William, Lord Renwick] & [https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/media/uploads/files/Renwick.pdf transcript], British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, [[Churchill College, Cambridge]], 1998
 
 
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