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 [[Category:British Propaganda|Russell, Gerard]]{{Template:Lobbying_Portal_badge}}{{Template: Revolving Door badge}}'''Gerard Russell''' was a career diplomat in the British foreign service and the former head of the [[Islamic Media Unit]]. In March 2007 he was appointed as '''Political Counselor''' — "the No. 3 spot in the embassy in Kabul" — where he acted as a "supportive and advisory role to the new ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir [[Sherard Cowper-Coles]] who left the Riyadh embassy on 6 March. <ref>Arabnews.com website [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=93936&d=21&m=3&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom Here Today, and Gone Tomorrow] Accessed 24-Feb-2008</ref>
-He worked for [[Quiller Consultants]] for three years. <ref> [http://www.quillerconsultants.com/Our-People/Gerard-Russell-MBE.aspx Gerard Russell MBE], accessed 14 October 2011 </ref>
+He worked for UK lobbying firm [[Quiller Consultants]] for three years. <ref> [http://www.quillerconsultants.com/Our-People/Gerard-Russell-MBE.aspx Gerard Russell MBE], accessed 14 October 2011 </ref>
-He is now a senior Fellow with the international security program at the [[New America Foundation]] and a senior associate at the [[Foreign Policy Centre]].<ref name="LI"> [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/gerardrussell Gerard Russell] ''Linkedin'', accessed 21 January 2015 </ref>
+He is now a senior fellow with the international security program at the [[New America Foundation]] and a senior associate at the [[Foreign Policy Centre]].<ref name="LI"> [https://uk.linkedin.com/in/gerardrussell Gerard Russell] ''Linkedin'', accessed 21 January 2015 </ref>
 ==Former head and spokesman for the [[Islamic Media Unit]]==

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 [[Category:British Propaganda|Russell, Gerard]]{{Template:Lobbying_Portal_badge}}{{Template: Revolving Door badge}}'''Gerard Russell''' was a career diplomat in the British foreign service and the former head of the [[Islamic Media Unit]]. In March 2007 he was appointed as '''Political Counselor''' — "the No. 3 spot in the embassy in Kabul" — where he acted as a "supportive and advisory role to the new ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir [[Sherard Cowper-Coles]] who left the Riyadh embassy on 6 March. <ref>Arabnews.com website [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=93936&d=21&m=3&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom Here Today, and Gone Tomorrow] Accessed 24-Feb-2008</ref>
-He now works for lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]]. <ref> [http://www.quillerconsultants.com/Our-People/Gerard-Russell-MBE.aspx Gerard Russell MBE], accessed 14 October 2011 </ref>
+He worked for [[Quiller Consultants]] for three years. <ref> [http://www.quillerconsultants.com/Our-People/Gerard-Russell-MBE.aspx Gerard Russell MBE], accessed 14 October 2011 </ref>
 ==Former head and spokesman for the [[Islamic Media Unit]]==

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 * [http://docs.google.com/View?id=ddtnwkx2_283ccb2mck CV and biography] covering period Russell appointed at the [[Carr Center for Human Rights Policy]]. Harvard.
 * LinkedIn, [http://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardrussell Gerard Russell]
-* [http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/papers/vp01.cfm?outfit=pmt&folder=10&paper=1109 Our man in the land of Zam Zam Cola: Christina Lamb meets Britain's lone crusader in the Arab world, trying to win hearts and minds: he's 29, speaks Arabic with a Palestinian accent and is a star on al-Jazeera]. (Features).(Gerard Russell of the Islamic Media Unit)
+* [http://ics.leeds.ac.uk/papers/vp01.cfm?outfit=pmt&folder=10&paper=1109 Our man in the land of Zam Zam Cola: Christina Lamb meets Britain's lone crusader in the Arab world, trying to win hearts and minds: he's 29, speaks Arabic with a Palestinian accent and is a star on al-Jazeera]. (Features).(Gerard Russell of the Islamic Media Unit) ''New Statesman'', Dec 16, 2002, by Christina Lamb
 ==Notes==

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 Russell participated in around 200 interviews and debates in Arabic with print and broadcast media across the Middle East on a range of foreign policy issues concerning the Middle East. <ref> FCO website, FCO releases Departmental Report 2003 [http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029391638&a=KArticle&aid=1052496751144 CHANGING FACE OF BRITISH DIPLOMACY] Last Accessed 24-Feb-2008 </ref>
-He Served as Head and Spokesman for the [[Islamic Media Unit]] until 2003 when he was succeeded by [[Gerry McCrudden]] as Head and [[Dean McLoughlin]] as Spokesman.
+He served as head and spokesman for the [[Islamic Media Unit]] until 2003 when he was succeeded by [[Gerry McCrudden]] as Head and [[Dean McLoughlin]] as Spokesman.
 ==Previous positions held==

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−	[[Category:British Propaganda\|Russell, Gerard]]	+	[[Category:British Propaganda\|Russell, Gerard]]{{Template:Lobbying_Portal_badge}}{{Template: Revolving Door badge}}'''Gerard Russell''' was a career diplomat in the British foreign service and the former head of the [[Islamic Media Unit]]. In March 2007 he was appointed as '''Political Counselor''' — "the No. 3 spot in the embassy in Kabul" — where he acted as a "supportive and advisory role to the new ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir [[Sherard Cowper-Coles]] who left the Riyadh embassy on 6 March. <ref>Arabnews.com website [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=93936&d=21&m=3&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom Here Today, and Gone Tomorrow] Accessed 24-Feb-2008</ref>
−	'''Gerard Russell''' was a career diplomat in the British foreign service and the former head of the [[Islamic Media Unit]]. In March 2007 he was appointed as '''Political Counselor''' — "the No. 3 spot in the embassy in Kabul" — where he acted as a "supportive and advisory role to the new ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir [[Sherard Cowper-Coles]] who left the Riyadh embassy on 6 March. <ref>Arabnews.com website [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=93936&d=21&m=3&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom Here Today, and Gone Tomorrow] Accessed 24-Feb-2008</ref>

	He now works for lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]]. <ref> [http://www.quillerconsultants.com/Our-People/Gerard-Russell-MBE.aspx Gerard Russell MBE], accessed 14 October 2011 </ref>		He now works for lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]]. <ref> [http://www.quillerconsultants.com/Our-People/Gerard-Russell-MBE.aspx Gerard Russell MBE], accessed 14 October 2011 </ref>

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 He Served as Head and Spokesman for the [[Islamic Media Unit]] until 2003 when he was succeeded by [[Gerry McCrudden]] as Head and [[Dean McLoughlin]] as Spokesman.
-==Previous positions Held==
+==Previous positions held==
 In 1995 Gerard Russell participated in one of the '''[[Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs]] (PASSIA)''' seminar programs in 1995 which was a field trip for participants to European capitals and the EU headquarters in Brussels for further training and experience in foreign policy, with the aim to enabling them to gain first hand experience in this field. At the time he attended in the capacity of '''Assistant Desk Officer, Near East & North Africa Department, FCO'''<ref>  PASSIA.org Website [http://www.passia.org/seminars/95/s1-55.htm PASSIA Seminar - THE EUROPEAN UNION]Accessed 24-Feb-2008</ref>

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 [[Category:British Propaganda|Russell, Gerard]]
-'''Gerard Russell''' was a career diplomat in the British foreign service and the former head of the [[Islamic Media Unit]]. In March 2007 he was appointed as '''Political Counselor''' — "the No. 3 spot in the embassy in Kabul" — where he acted as a "supportive and advisory role to the new ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir [[Sherard Cowper-Coles]] who left the Riyadh embassy on March 6" <ref>Arabnews.com website [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=93936&d=21&m=3&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom Here Today, and Gone Tomorrow] Accessed 24-Feb-2008</ref>
+'''Gerard Russell''' was a career diplomat in the British foreign service and the former head of the [[Islamic Media Unit]]. In March 2007 he was appointed as '''Political Counselor''' — "the No. 3 spot in the embassy in Kabul" — where he acted as a "supportive and advisory role to the new ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir [[Sherard Cowper-Coles]] who left the Riyadh embassy on 6 March. <ref>Arabnews.com website [http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=93936&d=21&m=3&y=2007&pix=kingdom.jpg&category=Kingdom Here Today, and Gone Tomorrow] Accessed 24-Feb-2008</ref>
-He now works for [[Quiller Consultants]]. <ref> [http://www.quillerconsultants.com/Our-People/Gerard-Russell-MBE.aspx Gerard Russell MBE], accessed 14 October 2011 </ref>
+He now works for lobbying agency [[Quiller Consultants]]. <ref> [http://www.quillerconsultants.com/Our-People/Gerard-Russell-MBE.aspx Gerard Russell MBE], accessed 14 October 2011 </ref>
-==Former Head and Spokesman for the [[Islamic Media Unit]]==
+==Former head and spokesman for the [[Islamic Media Unit]]==
 Gerard Russell, is the former Head and Spokesman for the ''[[Islamic Media Unit]]''; In this country, few would know the name of Gerard Russell, but to millions of Arabs he is the voice of Britain<ref> Guardia, A. L. (2003, April 1). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/1426264/British-spokesman-assumes-star-status-in-Middle-East.html British spokesman assumes star status in Middle East, Daily Telegraph (London)] Accessed 12/02/10 </ref>.
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 He Served as Head and Spokesman for the [[Islamic Media Unit]] until 2003 when he was succeeded by [[Gerry McCrudden]] as Head and [[Dean McLoughlin]] as Spokesman.
-==Previous Positions Held==
+==Previous positions Held==
 In 1995 Gerard Russell participated in one of the '''[[Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs]] (PASSIA)''' seminar programs in 1995 which was a field trip for participants to European capitals and the EU headquarters in Brussels for further training and experience in foreign policy, with the aim to enabling them to gain first hand experience in this field. At the time he attended in the capacity of '''Assistant Desk Officer, Near East & North Africa Department, FCO'''<ref>  PASSIA.org Website [http://www.passia.org/seminars/95/s1-55.htm PASSIA Seminar - THE EUROPEAN UNION]Accessed 24-Feb-2008</ref>
 ==Roles from 2006==
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+[[Category:Afghanistan|Russell, Gerard]][[Category:Revolving Door|Russell, Gerard]][[Category:Lobbyists|Russell, Gerard]]

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 Gerard Russell, is the former Head and Spokesman for the ''[[Islamic Media Unit]]''; In this country, few would know the name of Gerard Russell, but to millions of Arabs he is the voice of Britain<ref> Guardia, A. L. (2003, April 1). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/1426264/British-spokesman-assumes-star-status-in-Middle-East.html British spokesman assumes star status in Middle East, Daily Telegraph (London)] Accessed 12/02/10 </ref>.
-According to a report in the ''Telegraph'', he studyed "classics at Oxford, he joined the Foreign Office in 1995 and studied Arabic in Cairo. He served three years in the British consulate-general in Jerusalem. He returned to London in 2001 and was asked to set up the Islamic Media Unit after the September 11 attacks". <ref> Guardia, A. L. (2003, April 1). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/1426264/British-spokesman-assumes-star-status-in-Middle-East.html British spokesman assumes star status in Middle East, Daily Telegraph (London)] Accessed 12/02/10 </ref>.
+According to a report in the ''Telegraph'', he studyed "classics at Oxford, he joined the Foreign Office in 1995 and studied Arabic in Cairo. He served three years in the British consulate-general in Jerusalem. He returned to London in 2001 and was asked to set up the Islamic Media Unit after the September 11 attacks"<ref> Guardia, A. L. (2003, April 1). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iraq/1426264/British-spokesman-assumes-star-status-in-Middle-East.html British spokesman assumes star status in Middle East, Daily Telegraph (London)] Accessed 12/02/10 </ref>.
 Russell participated in around 200 interviews and debates in Arabic with print and broadcast media across the Middle East on a range of foreign policy issues concerning the Middle East. <ref> FCO website, FCO releases Departmental Report 2003 [http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029391638&a=KArticle&aid=1052496751144 CHANGING FACE OF BRITISH DIPLOMACY] Last Accessed 24-Feb-2008 </ref>