Andrew Whitley (born 1949)
Former UN official; chair of the Britain Palestine Project
| Andrew Whitley
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|---|---|
| Born | May 1949 |
| Occupation | UN official (retired); consultant; former journalist |
| Known for | Chair of the Balfour Project / Britain Palestine Project from 2022 |
Andrew Whitley is a retired senior United Nations official and former journalist. He has been a trustee of the Balfour Project, now the Britain Palestine Project, since 2018 and its chair since 1 June 2022.[1] The charity's website now names Tim Livesey as chair, while the 2024-25 accounts still name Whitley.[2][3]
Career
The website says he "spent much of his working life in the Middle East, including seven years in Israel and Palestine", is "a former journalist with the BBC and Financial Times", and "In 2017 he founded GeoPolitical Advisory Services, a conflict mediation consultancy working in the Middle East".[1] Companies House records Andrew Whitley, born May 1949, as an officer of GeoPolitical Advisory Services Ltd (10291121, now dissolved), appointed on 22 July 2016, with the correspondence address 28 Church Road, Stanmore, Middlesex, England, HA7 4XR.[4]
Balfour Project
He is a trustee in the 2019-20 report, which says the risk register "is monitored by Trustee Andrew Whitley".[5] He signed the 2023-24 report as "Chair of board of Trustees" on 12 April 2025.[6] The 2024-25 report's approval lines read "A Whitley – Trustee/Chair" but are undated.[3]
In May 2023 Whitley told The Electronic Intifada that the Ghada Karmi book launch could proceed only "as scheduled with another co-speaker" in place of Lowkey, because the charity needed time to "look into allegations we had received against" him. He said "Yachad did not, as stated, threaten to withdraw any association", and that "After consulting two other trustees, I decided that we had no choice but to postpone."[7]
His second term as a trustee began on 4 May 2021. The 2021-22 report says the risk register "is monitored by Trustee Andrew Whitley", and the 2022-23 report lists him as chair.[8][9]
In Palestine Declassified
Episode 72 of Press TV's Palestine Declassified (10 June 2023) called Whitley "another key figure", a self-described "conflict reduction strategist" and founder of Geo-Political Advisory Services (02:37–02:49). David Miller was the programme's resident expert.[10]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Britain Palestine Project, Trustees Britain Palestine Project, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Britain Palestine Project, Who we are Britain Palestine Project, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Britain Palestine Project, Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2025, filed with OSCR 30 March 2026, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Andrew WHITLEY: appointments Companies House, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Balfour Project, Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statements, 1st February 2019 – 31st January 2020, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Balfour Project, Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements, 1st February 2023 to 31st July 2024, signed 12 April 2025, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Asa Winstanley, Palestinian book launch scuppered by UK Zionists Yachad The Electronic Intifada, May 2023, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Balfour Project, Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statement, 1 February 2021 – 31 January 2022, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Balfour Project, Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statement, 1 February 2022 – 31 January 2023, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Press TV, The Balfour project of normalization Palestine Declassified, episode 72, first aired 10 June 2023; video also at Rumble. Presented by Chris Williamson with David Miller and guest Eurig Scandrett. Timestamps refer to the broadcast, accessed 21 October 2026.