Difference between revisions of "Gerard Russell"
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| − | Former spokesman for [[Islamic Media Unit]] | + | ==Former spokesman for [[Islamic Media Unit]]== |
| − | Gerard Russell, is a former Spokesman for ''Islamic Media Unit'' | + | Gerard Russell, is a former Spokesman for ''Islamic Media Unit'' |
FEW PEOPLE in this country would know the name of Gerard Russell, but to millions of Arabs he is the voice of Britain. | FEW PEOPLE in this country would know the name of Gerard Russell, but to millions of Arabs he is the voice of Britain. | ||
After studying 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). British spokesman assumes star status in Middle East. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) </ref>. | After studying 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). British spokesman assumes star status in Middle East. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) </ref>. | ||
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| + | He 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 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] </ref> | ||
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[[Category:British Propaganda|Russell, Gerard]] | [[Category:British Propaganda|Russell, Gerard]] | ||
Revision as of 23:05, 20 February 2008
Former spokesman for Islamic Media Unit
Gerard Russell, is a former Spokesman for Islamic Media Unit
FEW PEOPLE in this country would know the name of Gerard Russell, but to millions of Arabs he is the voice of Britain. After studying 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. [1].
He 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. [2]
- ↑ Guardia, A. L. (2003, April 1). British spokesman assumes star status in Middle East. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON)
- ↑ FCO releases Departmental Report 2003 CHANGING FACE OF BRITISH DIPLOMACY
