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| − | '''Sir Vincent Fean''' KCVO (Thomas Vincent Fean, born November 1952) is a retired British diplomat. He was consul-general in Jerusalem from 2010 to 2014, and earlier ambassador to Libya and high commissioner to Malta.<ref name="WEBT">Britain Palestine Project, [https://www.britainpalestineproject.org/trustees Trustees] ''Britain Palestine Project'' | + | '''Sir Vincent Fean''' KCVO (Thomas Vincent Fean, born November 1952) is a retired British diplomat. He was consul-general in Jerusalem from 2010 to 2014, and earlier ambassador to Libya and high commissioner to Malta.<ref name="WEBT">Britain Palestine Project, [https://www.britainpalestineproject.org/trustees Trustees] ''Britain Palestine Project'', accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><ref name="CH_FEAN2">[[Companies House]], [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/n_pC-mfYYK1AT_RZRHeitXY80C0/appointments Thomas Vincent FEAN: appointments] ''Companies House'', accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> He chaired the [[Britain Palestine Project|Balfour Project]], now the [[Britain Palestine Project]], until 1 June 2022 and remains a trustee.<ref name="WB2023T">Balfour Project, [https://web.archive.org/web/20230515151937/https://balfourproject.org/trustees/ Trustees] ''Balfour Project'', archived by the [[Internet Archive]] on 15 May 2023, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><ref name="OSCR">[[Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator]], [https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC047090 Britain Palestine Project (SC047090)] ''Scottish Charity Register'', accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> |
== Balfour Project == | == Balfour Project == | ||
| − | The charity's website says Fean "was a member of the British Diplomatic Service (DS) 1975-2014. His last post was Consul-General, Jerusalem (2010-14)."<ref name="WEBT" /> He was chair in the 2019-20 report ("Sir Vincent Fean (Chair)") and on the April 2022 trustees page. [[Andrew Whitley (born 1949)|Andrew Whitley]] "succeeded Sir Vincent Fean as Chair of the Balfour Project on 1 June 2022".<ref name="AR1920">Balfour Project, [https://britainpalestineproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/BP-Trustee-Report-Annual-Accounts-2020.pdf Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statements, 1st February 2019 – 31st January 2020] | + | The charity's website says Fean "was a member of the British Diplomatic Service (DS) 1975-2014. His last post was Consul-General, Jerusalem (2010-14)."<ref name="WEBT" /> He was chair in the 2019-20 report ("Sir Vincent Fean (Chair)") and on the April 2022 trustees page. [[Andrew Whitley (born 1949)|Andrew Whitley]] "succeeded Sir Vincent Fean as Chair of the Balfour Project on 1 June 2022".<ref name="AR1920">Balfour Project, [https://britainpalestineproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/BP-Trustee-Report-Annual-Accounts-2020.pdf Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statements, 1st February 2019 – 31st January 2020], accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><ref name="WB2022PT">Balfour Project, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220405120926/https://balfourproject.org/patrons-trustees/ Patrons & Trustees] ''Balfour Project'', archived by the [[Internet Archive]] on 5 April 2022, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><ref name="WB2023T" /> He is still a trustee in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 reports and on the Scottish Charity Register.<ref name="AR2324">Balfour Project, [https://britainpalestineproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Balfour-Project-Annual-Report-and-Financial-Statement-2023-2024-.pdf Trustees' Annual Report and Financial Statements, 1st February 2023 to 31st July 2024], signed 12 April 2025, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><ref name="AR2425">Britain Palestine Project, [https://oscr-docs.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/annual-report-and-financial-statements-2024-to-2025-0147GKMYNLD3EVQ5VGDNG3NBGKB6ELSAIB.pdf Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2025], filed with OSCR 30 March 2026, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><ref name="OSCR" /> |
| − | In May 2023 ''[[The Electronic Intifada]]'' reported that the charity had cancelled, the evening before, a book launch at which [[Ghada Karmi]] was to be interviewed by the rapper [[Lowkey]], after [[Yachad]] contacted the board. It quoted "sources with inside knowledge" as saying that "the cancellation was imposed by Fean", whom it described as vice-chair, and said Fean did not respond. Chair Andrew Whitley denied that Fean had decided alone: "After consulting two other trustees, I decided that we had no choice but to postpone."<ref name="EI2023">[[Asa Winstanley]], [https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/palestinian-book-launch-scuppered-uk-zionists-yachad Palestinian book launch scuppered by UK Zionists Yachad] ''[[The Electronic Intifada]]'' | + | In May 2023 ''[[The Electronic Intifada]]'' reported that the charity had cancelled, the evening before, a book launch at which [[Ghada Karmi]] was to be interviewed by the rapper [[Lowkey]], after [[Yachad]] contacted the board. It quoted "sources with inside knowledge" as saying that "the cancellation was imposed by Fean", whom it described as vice-chair, and said Fean did not respond. Chair Andrew Whitley denied that Fean had decided alone: "After consulting two other trustees, I decided that we had no choice but to postpone."<ref name="EI2023">[[Asa Winstanley]], [https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/palestinian-book-launch-scuppered-uk-zionists-yachad Palestinian book launch scuppered by UK Zionists Yachad] ''[[The Electronic Intifada]]'', May 2023, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> Karmi wrote that Yachad had complained to the board and "allegedly threatened to withdraw its collaboration"; Yachad said it "didn't ask them to [the] cancel event".<ref name="NOVARA">[[Ghada Karmi]], [https://novaramedia.com/2023/05/25/youre-either-pro-israel-or-pro-palestine-you-cant-be-both/ You're Either Pro-Israel or Pro-Palestine. You Can't Be Both] ''Novara Media'', 25 May 2023, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> |
| − | The 2021-22 report lists him as chair, his second term as a trustee having begun on 4 May 2021. The 2022-23 report lists him as vice chair, with Whitley as chair.<ref name="AR2122">Balfour Project, [https://britainpalestineproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BP-Annual-Report-Accounts-2021-22.pdf Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statement, 1 February 2021 – 31 January 2022] | + | The 2021-22 report lists him as chair, his second term as a trustee having begun on 4 May 2021. The 2022-23 report lists him as vice chair, with Whitley as chair.<ref name="AR2122">Balfour Project, [https://britainpalestineproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BP-Annual-Report-Accounts-2021-22.pdf Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statement, 1 February 2021 – 31 January 2022], accessed 21 October 2026.</ref><ref name="AR2223">Balfour Project, [https://britainpalestineproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BP-Annual-Report-Accounts-2023.pdf Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statement, 1 February 2022 – 31 January 2023], accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> |
== Companies House == | == Companies House == | ||
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| − | The charity's accounts record grants from "Chesterton's Foundation" of £5,000 in each of the two periods to 31 July 2024 and 31 July 2025.<ref name="AR2425" /> Fean has been a director of Chestertons International Foundation since 5 December 2019.<ref name="CH_FEAN2" / | + | The charity's accounts record grants from "Chesterton's Foundation" of £5,000 in each of the two periods to 31 July 2024 and 31 July 2025.<ref name="AR2425" /> Fean has been a director of Chestertons International Foundation since 5 December 2019.<ref name="CH_FEAN2" /> |
== In ''Palestine Declassified'' == | == In ''Palestine Declassified'' == | ||
| − | Episode 72 of [[Press TV]]'s ''Palestine Declassified'' (10 June 2023) said the Balfour Project "is headed by Vincent Fean, former British Ambassador to Libya". It said that he "was until recently an advisor to the private intelligence firm MS Risk", whose chief executive was described as a serving British Army lieutenant colonel (02:05–02:30).<ref name="PTV72">[[Press TV]], [https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/10/705036/The-Balfour-project-of-normalization The Balfour project of normalization] ''Palestine Declassified'', episode 72, first aired 10 June 2023; video also at [https://rumble.com/v2tce26-episode-72-the-balfour-project-of-normalization.html Rumble]. Presented by [[Chris Williamson]] with [[David Miller (Powerbase)|David Miller]] and guest Eurig Scandrett. Timestamps refer to the broadcast, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> Fean was not chair when the programme aired; he had handed over to Whitley a year earlier.<ref name="WB2023T" / | + | Episode 72 of [[Press TV]]'s ''Palestine Declassified'' (10 June 2023) said the Balfour Project "is headed by Vincent Fean, former British Ambassador to Libya". It said that he "was until recently an advisor to the private intelligence firm MS Risk", whose chief executive was described as a serving British Army lieutenant colonel (02:05–02:30).<ref name="PTV72">[[Press TV]], [https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/06/10/705036/The-Balfour-project-of-normalization The Balfour project of normalization] ''Palestine Declassified'', episode 72, first aired 10 June 2023; video also at [https://rumble.com/v2tce26-episode-72-the-balfour-project-of-normalization.html Rumble]. Presented by [[Chris Williamson]] with [[David Miller (Powerbase)|David Miller]] and guest Eurig Scandrett. Timestamps refer to the broadcast, accessed 21 October 2026.</ref> Fean was not chair when the programme aired; he had handed over to Whitley a year earlier.<ref name="WB2023T" /> Guest Eurig Scandrett said he had met Fean and the Spooners about a joint 2017 centenary event, which did not go ahead with the [[Iona Community]] (11:14–11:48). The programme's resident expert was [[David Miller (Powerbase)|David Miller]].<ref name="PTV72" /> |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Latest revision as of 11:27, 11 November 2026
British diplomat; former chair and trustee of the Britain Palestine Project
| Vincent Fean
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|---|---|
| Born | November 1952 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Diplomat (retired) |
| Known for | Consul-general in Jerusalem, 2010–14; chair of the Balfour Project |
Sir Vincent Fean KCVO (Thomas Vincent Fean, born November 1952) is a retired British diplomat. He was consul-general in Jerusalem from 2010 to 2014, and earlier ambassador to Libya and high commissioner to Malta.[1][2] He chaired the Balfour Project, now the Britain Palestine Project, until 1 June 2022 and remains a trustee.[3][4]
Balfour Project
The charity's website says Fean "was a member of the British Diplomatic Service (DS) 1975-2014. His last post was Consul-General, Jerusalem (2010-14)."[1] He was chair in the 2019-20 report ("Sir Vincent Fean (Chair)") and on the April 2022 trustees page. Andrew Whitley "succeeded Sir Vincent Fean as Chair of the Balfour Project on 1 June 2022".[5][6][3] He is still a trustee in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 reports and on the Scottish Charity Register.[7][8][4]
In May 2023 The Electronic Intifada reported that the charity had cancelled, the evening before, a book launch at which Ghada Karmi was to be interviewed by the rapper Lowkey, after Yachad contacted the board. It quoted "sources with inside knowledge" as saying that "the cancellation was imposed by Fean", whom it described as vice-chair, and said Fean did not respond. Chair Andrew Whitley denied that Fean had decided alone: "After consulting two other trustees, I decided that we had no choice but to postpone."[9] Karmi wrote that Yachad had complained to the board and "allegedly threatened to withdraw its collaboration"; Yachad said it "didn't ask them to [the] cancel event".[10]
The 2021-22 report lists him as chair, his second term as a trustee having begun on 4 May 2021. The 2022-23 report lists him as vice chair, with Whitley as chair.[11][12]
Companies House
Companies House holds five officer records matching Fean's name and date of birth (November 1952):[13][2][14][15][16]
| Company | Number | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Correspondence address (as registered) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestertons International Foundation | 12071118 | Director | 5 December 2019 | – | 3 Hill Street, London, England, W1J 5LB |
| The Libyan British Business Council Secretariat | 05136901 | Director | 9 March 2016 | 2 March 2022 | C/O The Mccay Partnership, Unit 24, Capital Business Centre, 22 Carlton Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 0BS |
| Medical Aid for Palestinians | 03038352 | Director | 26 February 2015 | 1 July 2021 | 33a Islington Park Street, London, N1 1QB |
| Fean Enterprises Limited (dissolved) | 09098754 | Director | 23 June 2014 | – | 14 Blandford Avenue, Whitton, Twickenham, Middlesex, United Kingdom, TW2 6HS |
| London Middle East Institute (dissolved) | 04758915 | Director | 28 January 2010 | 14 September 2015 | Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG |
| St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital | 03867950 | Director | 1 December 2010 | 31 December 2013 | 4 Charterhouse Mews, London, United Kingdom, EC1M 6BB |
| St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group | 07355619 | Director | 10 February 2011 | 31 December 2013 | 4 Charterhouse Mews, London, EC1M 6BB |
The charity's accounts record grants from "Chesterton's Foundation" of £5,000 in each of the two periods to 31 July 2024 and 31 July 2025.[8] Fean has been a director of Chestertons International Foundation since 5 December 2019.[2]
In Palestine Declassified
Episode 72 of Press TV's Palestine Declassified (10 June 2023) said the Balfour Project "is headed by Vincent Fean, former British Ambassador to Libya". It said that he "was until recently an advisor to the private intelligence firm MS Risk", whose chief executive was described as a serving British Army lieutenant colonel (02:05–02:30).[17] Fean was not chair when the programme aired; he had handed over to Whitley a year earlier.[3] Guest Eurig Scandrett said he had met Fean and the Spooners about a joint 2017 centenary event, which did not go ahead with the Iona Community (11:14–11:48). The programme's resident expert was David Miller.[17]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Britain Palestine Project, Trustees Britain Palestine Project, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Companies House, Thomas Vincent FEAN: appointments Companies House, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Balfour Project, Trustees Balfour Project, archived by the Internet Archive on 15 May 2023, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Britain Palestine Project (SC047090) Scottish Charity Register, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Balfour Project, Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statements, 1st February 2019 – 31st January 2020, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Balfour Project, Patrons & Trustees Balfour Project, archived by the Internet Archive on 5 April 2022, 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.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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.
- ↑ Asa Winstanley, Palestinian book launch scuppered by UK Zionists Yachad The Electronic Intifada, May 2023, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Ghada Karmi, You're Either Pro-Israel or Pro-Palestine. You Can't Be Both Novara Media, 25 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.
- ↑ Companies House, Vincent FEAN: appointments Companies House, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Thomas Vincent FEAN KCVO: appointments Companies House, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Thomas Vincent FEAN: appointments Companies House, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ Companies House, Thomas Vincent FEAN: appointments Companies House, accessed 21 October 2026.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 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.