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  • RANKIN, John James CMG (b. 1957)

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    Solicitor and Member, Law Society of Scotland. Lecturer in Public Law, University of Aberdeen, 1984–88; Assistant, then Senior Assistant Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1988–90; Legal Adviser, UKMIS and UKDIS, Geneva, 1991–94; Legal Counsellor, FCO, 1995; Deputy Head, OSCE Department, 1996–98; Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Dublin, 1999–2003; Consul General, Boston, 2003–07; Director,…

  • LIFE, Vivien, CMG (b. 1957)

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    Civil Service Fast Stream, 1979–81; HM Treasury, 1981–88; entered FCO, 1988; EU External Department, FCO, 1988–91; First Secretary, Washington, 1992–96; Deputy Head: EU Department External, FCO, 1996–97; Latin America and Caribbean Department, FCO, 1997–99; Head: Consultancy Group, FCO Services, 1999–2003; Strategy Group, FCO, 2003–06; External Relations Group, Europe Directorate, FCO, 2006–08; Enlargement SE and Wider…

  • HEWITT, Gavin Wallace, CMG (b. 1944)

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    Ministry of Transport, 1967–70; on secondment from MoT as Third, later Second, Secretary to UK Delegation, EEC, Brussels, 1970–72; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1972–73; First Secretary, British High Commission, Canberra, 1973–78; FCO, 1978–81; First Secretary and Head of Chancery, HM Embassy, Belgrade, 1981–84; Member, Joint FCO/BBC Review Group, BBC External Services, 1984; Counsellor on loan…

  • ADAMS, Sir Geoffrey, KCMG (b. 1957)

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    Diplomat.  Joined HM Diplomatic Service, 1979; Third, later Second, Secretary, Jedda, 1982–85; Ecole Nationale d’Administration, Paris, 1985–87; Private Secretary to Permanent Under-Secretary of State, FCO, 1987–91; First Secretary, Pretoria and Cape Town, 1991–94; European Secretariat, Cabinet Office, 1995–98; Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Cairo, 1998–2001; Consul-General, Jerusalem, 2001–03; Principal Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary,…

  • BROWN, Sir Stephen, KCVO (b. 1945)

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    Arms Control and Disarmament Department, FCO, 1976–77; 1st Secretary, Nicosia, 1977–80; 1st Secretary (Commercial), Paris, 1980–85; Mexico, Central America and Cuba Department, then Information Department, FCO, 1985–89; Department of Trade and Industry, 1989; Consul-General, Melbourne, 1989–94; Commercial Counsellor and Director of Trade Promotion, Beijing, 1994–97; Ambassador, Republic of Korea, 1997–2000; High Commissioner, Singapore, 2001–02; Chief…

  • ROSE, Alison (b. 1961)

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    Civil servant and diplomat.  Department of Employment: various management posts in employment operations, Manpower Services Commission (Jobcentres, training schemes for the long term unemployed), 1983–88; Deputy Team Leader: EU Training and Qualifications Policy, 1988–92; UK Health and Safety Policy, 1992–95; Team Leader: UK Health and Safety Finance and Operations, Department of the Environment, Transport and…

  • LEVY, Lord Levy of Mill Hill (b. 1944)

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    Michael Levy’s career includes: Lubbock Fine (Chartered Accountants), 1961–66; Principal of M. Levy and Company, 1966–69; Partner, Wagner Prager Levy and Partners, 1969–73; Chairman: Magnet Group, 1973–88; D and J Securities Limited, 1988–92; M and G Records, 1992–97; Wireart Limited, 1992–2002; Chase Music (formerly M and G Music) Limited, 1992–2002; International Standard Asset Management, 2008–11;…

  • KEEFE, Denis, CBE (b. 1958)

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    Joined HM Diplomatic Service, 1982; FCO, 1982–84; Second Secretary, Prague, 1984–88; First Secretary: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1988–92; Nairobi, 1992–95; Deputy Head, South Asian Department, FCO, 1996–97; Head, Asia-Europe Meeting Unit, 1997–98; Deputy Head of Mission, Prague, 1998–2002; on secondment as Counter Terrorism Strategy Team Leader, Cabinet Office, 2002–03; Head, China Hong Kong Department, 2003–04,…

  • STAGG, Sir (Charles) Richard, KCMG (b. 1955)

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    Joined Diplomatic Service, 1977; FCO, 1977–79; Sofia, 1979–82; The Hague, 1982–85; FCO, 1985–86; UK Representation to EC, Brussels, 1987–88; FCO, 1988–91; UK Representation to EC, Brussels, 1991–93; Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary (Douglas Hurd), 1993–96; Head, EU (External) Department, FCO, 1996–98; Ambassador to Bulgaria, 1998–2001; Director of Information, 2001–03, Director General (Corporate Affairs), 2003–07, FCO;…

  • WHITTING, Ian Robert, OBE, (b. 1953)

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    Joined FCO, 1972; Attaché, Moscow, 1975–76; Third Secretary, Tunis, 1976–79; Third Secretary, Cairo, 1979; Press Attaché, Athens, 1980–83; Eastern European and Soviet Department, FCO, 1983–85; Second Secretary, Moscow, 1985–88; Southern Africa Department, FCO, 1988–90 and joint organiser, NATO Summit, 1990; First Secretary, Dublin, 1990–94; Deputy Head of Mission, Abidjan, 1994–97; Conference media coordinator, Information Department,…