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| − | [[Image:Maclay.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Michael Maclay, diplomat, journalist and spy]] | + | [[Image:Maclay.jpg|thumb|100px|right|Michael Maclay, diplomat, journalist and spy]] |
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| − | 'Educated at the Universities of Cambridge and Freiburg, he has been a diplomat, a journalist and a senior political adviser'<ref>http://www.gbf.com/gbf/p5.asp</ref> McLay was also an early member of [[BAP]] and | + | |
| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | *As has been noted in Private Eye, Maclay, worked on [[Weekend World]] at [[London Weekend Television]] (LWT) under [[John Birt]] and [[Peter Mandelson]].<ref>[[Hakluyt Watch]], ''Private Eye'', No. 1031, 29 June - 12 July, 2001 </ref> | ||
| + | *A career Foreign Office official, he spent 'eight years a career diplomat, serving in Lagos, the British Mission to the United Nations, and in the Foreign Office.'<ref name="MP">Club of Three [http://web.archive.org/web/20070703062655/http://www.clubofthree.com/club-of-three/consultants.html#Michael Michael Maclay], Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 3 July 2007, accessed 30 March 2009</ref> | ||
| + | *He left the diplomatic service for a media career, spending eight years in the media,<ref name="MP"/> first at LWT and then, with [[David Lipsey]], as a founding figure of the [[Sunday Correspondent]]. After that paper's collapse Maclay was rapidly recruited to [[Robert Maxwell]]'s new newspaper venture, [[The European]]. | ||
| + | *Returning to the Foreign Office, he was then Special Adviser to [[Douglas Hurd]] as Foreign Secretary, dealing mainly with the politics of the European Union and the Balkans.<ref> [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/appointments-1482603.html Appointments in 1993] ''The Independent'', Published 3 July 1993, Accessed 23 September 2014 <ref/> | ||
| + | *After signature of the Dayton Agreement he joined [[Carl Bildt]] the Swedish Conservative, High Representative for Bosnia, as his Special Adviser and Chief Spokesman.<ref name="MP"/> | ||
| + | *'Educated at the Universities of Cambridge and Freiburg, he has been a diplomat, a journalist and a senior political adviser'<ref>http://www.gbf.com/gbf/p5.asp</ref> | ||
| + | *McLay was also an early member of [[BAP]] and was director of [[Hakluyt]]: the strategic intelligence firm, many of whose directors were formerly senior figures in MI6.<ref>[http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/story.jsp?story=3D118828]</ref> between 1 Jan 1998-30 Jun 2002. | ||
| + | *He joined the [[Citizenship Foundation]], a British charity which encourages active and effective citizenship, became chairman in 2000 and retired from the board in 2013 <ref name="MR"> [http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/contacts.php?p17 Michael Maclay Profile] Citizenship Foundation, Accessed 23 September 2014 </ref> | ||
| + | *He is on the Advisory Board of the British American Project.'<ref name="MR"/> | ||
| + | *He is Senior Adviser to the Franco-British-German Club of Three<ref name="MR"/>, Maclay 'has been closely involved with the [[Club of Three]] since helping [[Lord Weidenfeld]] to set it up in 1995/6.'<ref name="MP"/> | ||
[[Image:Maclay2.jpg|thumb|right|Maclay at a reception in honour of Douglas Hurd at the German Embassy in London, 24 May 2005]] | [[Image:Maclay2.jpg|thumb|right|Maclay at a reception in honour of Douglas Hurd at the German Embassy in London, 24 May 2005]] | ||
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==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*[[Citizenship Foundation]], a Trustee of the Citizenship Foundation since 1993, and took over the Chair from [[Andrew Phillips]] in 2000<ref>[http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/contacts.php?p17 Personal Profile Michael Maclay]</ref> | *[[Citizenship Foundation]], a Trustee of the Citizenship Foundation since 1993, and took over the Chair from [[Andrew Phillips]] in 2000<ref>[http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/contacts.php?p17 Personal Profile Michael Maclay]</ref> | ||
| − | *He is now Chairman of the strategic consultancy [[Montrose Associates]] | + | *He is now Executive Chairman of the strategic consultancy [[Montrose Associates]] - which has links with his former colleagues [[Douglas Hurd] and [[Carl Bildt]] <ref> [http://www.montroseassociates.biz/board.asp Montrose Associates Board Members] Accessed 23 September 2014</ref> |
*Senior Adviser to the Franco-British-German [[Club of Three]], | *Senior Adviser to the Franco-British-German [[Club of Three]], | ||
| − | * | + | *A member of the Advisory Board of the [[British American Project]]. |
| − | * | + | *Former Director of [[Hakluyt]] |
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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| + | [[Category:Spooks|Maclay, Michael]] [[Category:Special Advisers|Maclay, Michael]] | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 23 September 2014
Contents
Career
- As has been noted in Private Eye, Maclay, worked on Weekend World at London Weekend Television (LWT) under John Birt and Peter Mandelson.[1]
- A career Foreign Office official, he spent 'eight years a career diplomat, serving in Lagos, the British Mission to the United Nations, and in the Foreign Office.'[2]
- He left the diplomatic service for a media career, spending eight years in the media,[2] first at LWT and then, with David Lipsey, as a founding figure of the Sunday Correspondent. After that paper's collapse Maclay was rapidly recruited to Robert Maxwell's new newspaper venture, The European.
- Returning to the Foreign Office, he was then Special Adviser to Douglas Hurd as Foreign Secretary, dealing mainly with the politics of the European Union and the Balkans.Cite error: Closing
</ref>missing for<ref>tag - McLay was also an early member of BAP and was director of Hakluyt: the strategic intelligence firm, many of whose directors were formerly senior figures in MI6.[3] between 1 Jan 1998-30 Jun 2002.
- He joined the Citizenship Foundation, a British charity which encourages active and effective citizenship, became chairman in 2000 and retired from the board in 2013 [4]
- He is on the Advisory Board of the British American Project.'[4]
- He is Senior Adviser to the Franco-British-German Club of Three[4], Maclay 'has been closely involved with the Club of Three since helping Lord Weidenfeld to set it up in 1995/6.'[2]
Affiliations
- Citizenship Foundation, a Trustee of the Citizenship Foundation since 1993, and took over the Chair from Andrew Phillips in 2000[5]
- He is now Executive Chairman of the strategic consultancy Montrose Associates - which has links with his former colleagues [[Douglas Hurd] and Carl Bildt [6]
- Senior Adviser to the Franco-British-German Club of Three,
- A member of the Advisory Board of the British American Project.
- Former Director of Hakluyt
Publications
His publications include Multi-Speed Europe (Chatham House, 1992), Maastricht Made Simple (The European 1993), and the Pocket History of the European Union (Sutton 1998).[7]
Notes
- ↑ Hakluyt Watch, Private Eye, No. 1031, 29 June - 12 July, 2001
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Club of Three Michael Maclay, Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 3 July 2007, accessed 30 March 2009
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Michael Maclay Profile Citizenship Foundation, Accessed 23 September 2014
- ↑ Personal Profile Michael Maclay
- ↑ Montrose Associates Board Members Accessed 23 September 2014
- ↑ http://www.gbf.com/gbf/p5.asp
