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Tom Phillips (diplomat)
Sir Tom Richard Vaughan Phillips, (born 21 June 1950) is a diplomat who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 2014 to 2018. Career Educated at the University of Exeter, Jesus College, Oxford, and Wolfson College, Oxford, Phillips spent three years as a journalist and then undertook diplomatic postings in Zimbabwe, Israel, and the United States of America.''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, Phillips became British High Commissioner to Uganda in 2000, UK Special Representative for Afghanistan in 2002 and British Ambassador to Israel in 2006. He went on to be British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2010 and Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 2014 to 2018. He is an Honorary Fellow of St Edmund's College, Cambridge St Edmund's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. Founded in 1896, it is the second-oldest of the four Cambridge colleges oriented to mature students, which accept o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of The United Kingdom To Saudi Arabia
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Saudi Arabia, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''. List of heads of mission Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary *1930–1936: Sir Andrew Ryan *1936–1939: Sir Reader Bullard *1940–1943: Hugh Stonehewer-Bird *1943–1945: Stanley Jordan *1945–1947: Sir Laurence Grafftey-Smith Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary *1947–1951: Alan Trott *1951–1955: Clinton Pelham *1955: Harold Beeley *1955–1956: Roderick Parkes *1956–1963: ''Diplomatic relations severed due to Suez Crisis'' *1963–1964: Sir Colin Crowe *1964–1968: Morgan Man *1968: Horace Phillips (rejected by Saudi government) *1968–1972: Sir Willie Morris *1972–1976: Sir Alan Rothnie *1976–1979: Sir John Wilton *1979–1984: Sir James Craig *1984–198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfson College, Oxford
Wolfson College () is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Located in north Oxford along the River Cherwell, Wolfson is an all-graduate college with around sixty governing body fellows, in addition to both research and junior research fellows. It caters to a wide range of subjects, from the humanities to the social and natural sciences. Like the majority of Oxford's newer colleges, it has been coeducational since its foundation in 1965. The liberal philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin was the college's first president, and was instrumental not only in its founding, but establishing its tradition of academic excellence and egalitarianism. The college houses ''The Isaiah Berlin Literary Trust'' and hosts an annual ''Isaiah Berlin Lecture''. From 2017, the president of the college has been Sir Tim Hitchens. As of 2021, the college had a financial endowment of £60.3 million. The college is registered as a charity. History Wolfson's first president Sir Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Gass
Sir Simon Lawrance Gass (born 2 November 1956) is a British civil servant. Since 2019, he has chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee (United Kingdom), Joint Intelligence Committee and he also currently serves as the British Prime Minister's representative on Afghanistan. Between 2018 and 2019, he was the Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies, Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies. During his diplomatic career, he served as British ambassador to Greece and to Iran. Career * 1977 – Joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, FCO * 1979–83 – Lagos * 1984–87 – Athens * 1987–90 – FCO in London * 1990–92 – Assistant Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Foreign Secretary, London * 1992–95 – Rome * 1995–98 – Counsellor, FCO * 1998–01 – Deputy High Commissioner South Africa * 2001–04 – Director, Resources, then Finance, FCO * 2004–09 – List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Greece, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bill
Lieutenant General Sir David Robert Bill, (born 17 November 1954) is a senior British Army officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies. Early life and education Bill was born on 17 November 1954 to Robert Bill, DSO, RN and Wendy Jean Bill (née Booth). He was educated at Charterhouse School and Welbeck College. Military career Bill was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1973. After commanding 33 Independent Field Squadron in Northern Ireland, he became commanding officer of 39 Engineer Regiment at Waterbeach. He was posted to UK Land Forces in 1997 first as Commander, Royal Engineers and then as Brigadier, General Staff. Promoted to major general in 2002, Bill became General Officer Commanding UK Support Command (Germany) at Rheindahlen. He went on to be Deputy Commander NATO Rapid Deployable Corps (Italy) in September 2006 and UK Military Representative to NATO in October 2008. He became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon McDonald (diplomat)
Simon Gerard McDonald, Baron McDonald of Salford, (born 9 March 1961) is a British former diplomat who was the Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service until September 2020. He was the last professional head of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office before the creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He has been the Master of Christ's College, Cambridge, since September 2022. In July 2022 McDonald wrote a letter to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards stating that denials of previous allegations against Chris Pincher by the Prime Minister Boris Johnson were untrue. The letter was described as an "extraordinary, devastating intervention", and was followed by resignations of senior cabinet ministers, ultimately leading to Johnson's announcement of his resignation on 7 July 2022. Early life and education McDonald was born on 9 March 1961 in Salford, Lancashire. He was educated at De La Salle Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Edmund's College, Cambridge
St Edmund's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. Founded in 1896, it is the second-oldest of the four Cambridge colleges oriented to mature students, which accept only students reading for postgraduate degrees or for undergraduate degrees if aged 21 years or older. Named after St Edmund of Abingdon (1175–1240), who was the first known Oxford Master of Arts and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1234 to 1240, the college has traditionally Roman Catholic roots. Its founders were Henry Fitzalan-Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, and Baron Anatole von Hügel (1854–1928), the first Catholic to take a Cambridge degree since the deposition of King James II in 1688. The Visitor is the Archbishop of Westminster (at present Cardinal Vincent Nichols). The college is located on Mount Pleasant, northwest of the centre of Cambridge, near Lucy Cavendish College, Murray Edwards College and Fitzwilliam College. Its campus consists of a garden setting on the edg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of The United Kingdom To Saudi Arabia
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Saudi Arabia, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''. List of heads of mission Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary *1930–1936: Sir Andrew Ryan *1936–1939: Sir Reader Bullard *1940–1943: Hugh Stonehewer-Bird *1943–1945: Stanley Jordan *1945–1947: Sir Laurence Grafftey-Smith Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary *1947–1951: Alan Trott *1951–1955: Clinton Pelham *1955: Harold Beeley *1955–1956: Roderick Parkes *1956–1963: ''Diplomatic relations severed due to Suez Crisis'' *1963–1964: Sir Colin Crowe *1964–1968: Morgan Man *1968: Horace Phillips (rejected by Saudi government) *1968–1972: Sir Willie Morris *1972–1976: Sir Alan Rothnie *1976–1979: Sir John Wilton *1979–1984: Sir James Craig *1984–198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of The United Kingdom To Israel
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Israel is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Israel, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Israel. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the State of Israel''. Heads of Missions High Commissioners (Palestine under British Mandate) *1920–1925: Sir Herbert Samuel *1925–1928: Sir Herbert Plumer *1928: Sir Harry Luke (acting) *1928–1931: Sir John Chancellor *1931–1938: Sir Arthur Wauchope *1938–1944: Sir Harold MacMichael *1944–1945: John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort *1945–1948: Sir Alan Cunningham Ambassadors *1948–1949: ''No representation'' *1949–1951: Sir Knox Helm *1951–1954: Sir Francis Evans *1954–1957: Sir John Walter Nicholls *1957–1959: Sir Francis Rundall *1959–1963: Sir Patrick Hancock *1963–1965: Sir John Beith *1965–1969: Sir Michael Hadow *1969–1972: Sir Ernest John Ward Barnes *1972–1975: Sir Bernard Ledwidge *1975–197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran border, west, Turkmenistan to the Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border, northwest, Uzbekistan to the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border, north, Tajikistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, northeast, and China to the Afghanistan–China border, northeast and east. Occupying of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains Afghan Turkestan, in the north and Sistan Basin, the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. , Demographics of Afghanistan, its population is 40.2 million (officially estimated to be 32.9 million), composed mostly of ethnic Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks. Kabul is the country's largest city and ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A & C Black
A & C Black is a British book publishing company, owned since 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing. The company is noted for publishing '' Who's Who'' since 1849. It also published popular travel guides and novels. History The firm was founded in 1807 by Charles and Adam Black in Edinburgh. In 1851, the company purchased the copyrights to Sir Walter Scott's ''Waverly'' novels for £27,000. The company moved to the Soho district of London in 1889. During the years 1827–1903 the firm published the seventh, eighth and ninth editions of the ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. This was purchased from Archibald Constable after his company's failure to publish the seventh edition of the encyclopedia. Adam Black retired in 1870 due to his disapproval of his sons' extravagant plans for its ninth edition. This edition, however, would sell half a million sets and was released in 24 volumes from 1875 to 1889. Beginning in 1839, the firm published a series of travel guides known as ''Black's Guide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's Who (UK)
''Who's Who'' is a reference work. It is a book, and also a CD-ROM and a website, giving information on influential people from around the world. Published annually as a book since 1849, it lists people who influence British life, according to its editors. Entries include notable figures from government, politics, academia, business, sport and the arts. ''Who's Who 2022'' is the 174th edition and includes more than 33,000 people. The book is the original '' Who's Who'' book and "the pioneer work of its type". The book is an origin of the expression "who's who" used in a wider sense. History ''Who's Who'' has been published since 1849."More about Who's Who" OUP. It was originally published by Baily Brothers. Since 1897, it has been publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Of America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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