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[[Linda Duffield]] is the Chief Executive Officer of the [[Westminster Foundation for Democracy]].<ref>[http://www.wfd.org/pages/standard.aspx?i_PageID=11415 Linda Duffield CEO], Westminster Foundation for Democracy, accessed 6 July 2010.</ref> | [[Linda Duffield]] is the Chief Executive Officer of the [[Westminster Foundation for Democracy]].<ref>[http://www.wfd.org/pages/standard.aspx?i_PageID=11415 Linda Duffield CEO], Westminster Foundation for Democracy, accessed 6 July 2010.</ref> | ||
| − | She was educated in Paris at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration between 1985 and 1987. After joining the FCO in 1987 she worked in the EU Department until 1988. She was posted to Moscow as First Secretary, Commercial from 1989 to 1992. She worked in London as Deputy Head of the Eastern Department from 1993 to 1994. Linda Duffield spent four years in Ottawa as the Deputy British High Commissioner to Canada from 1995 to 1999. She served in Colombo as British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka from 1999 to 2002. | + | She was educated in Paris at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration between 1985 and 1987. After joining the FCO in 1987 she worked in the EU Department until 1988. She was posted to Moscow as First Secretary, Commercial from 1989 to 1992. She worked in London as Deputy Head of the Eastern Department from 1993 to 1994. Linda Duffield spent four years in Ottawa as the Deputy British High Commissioner to Canada from 1995 to 1999. She served in Colombo as British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka from 1999 to 2002. |
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| + | She was Director of the Wider Europe Command of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2002 to 2004.<ref>Foreign and Commonwealth Office, [http://ukinczechrepublic.fco.gov.uk/en/our-office-in-czech-republic/our-ambassador/ambassador-career-history UK Ambassador’s Career History], Accessed 26-February-2009</ref> | ||
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| + | The former UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray, had a meeting with Duffield while in London for a January 2003 conference. According to Murray, Duffield warned him against focusing on human rights at the expense of other objectives.<ref>Craig Murray, Murder in Samarkand, Mainstream Publishing, 2007, p.152.</ref> | ||
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| + | In March 2003, Murray was summoned ot a further meeting with Duffield, the head of the Foreign Office's [[Whitehall Liaison Department]], [[Matthew Kydd]] and the Foreign Office legal adviser, Sir[[Michael Wood]]. According to Murray' Duffield assured him that his concerns about torture in Uzbekistan had been discussed by the Permanent Secretary, the Foreign Secretary [[Jack Straw]] and the head of [[MI6]], Sir [[Richard Dearlove]]. Wood assured him that Britain's use of Uzbek intelligence material was legal, which Murray disputed. Kydd told the meeting that the security services regarded Uzbek intelligence as operationally useful, which Murray also disputed.<ref>Craig Murray, Murder in Samarkand, Mainstream Publishing, 2007, pp.160-163.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Prague== | ||
Duffield served as HM Ambassador to Prague from 2004 to 2009.<ref>[http://www.wfd.org/pages/standard.aspx?i_PageID=11415 Linda Duffield CEO], Westminster Foundation for Democracy, accessed 6 July 2010.</ref> | Duffield served as HM Ambassador to Prague from 2004 to 2009.<ref>[http://www.wfd.org/pages/standard.aspx?i_PageID=11415 Linda Duffield CEO], Westminster Foundation for Democracy, accessed 6 July 2010.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 6 July 2010
Linda Duffield is the Chief Executive Officer of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.[1]
She was educated in Paris at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration between 1985 and 1987. After joining the FCO in 1987 she worked in the EU Department until 1988. She was posted to Moscow as First Secretary, Commercial from 1989 to 1992. She worked in London as Deputy Head of the Eastern Department from 1993 to 1994. Linda Duffield spent four years in Ottawa as the Deputy British High Commissioner to Canada from 1995 to 1999. She served in Colombo as British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka from 1999 to 2002.
Wider Europe Command
She was Director of the Wider Europe Command of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 2002 to 2004.[2]
The former UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray, had a meeting with Duffield while in London for a January 2003 conference. According to Murray, Duffield warned him against focusing on human rights at the expense of other objectives.[3]
In March 2003, Murray was summoned ot a further meeting with Duffield, the head of the Foreign Office's Whitehall Liaison Department, Matthew Kydd and the Foreign Office legal adviser, SirMichael Wood. According to Murray' Duffield assured him that his concerns about torture in Uzbekistan had been discussed by the Permanent Secretary, the Foreign Secretary Jack Straw and the head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove. Wood assured him that Britain's use of Uzbek intelligence material was legal, which Murray disputed. Kydd told the meeting that the security services regarded Uzbek intelligence as operationally useful, which Murray also disputed.[4]
Prague
Duffield served as HM Ambassador to Prague from 2004 to 2009.[5]
Affiliations
Democracy and Security International Conference, Attendee[6]| European Stability Initiative, Speaker 2008 [7]
External Resources
- Craig Murray, Westminster Foundation For Torture, craigmurray.org.uk, 4 July 2010.
Notes
- ↑ Linda Duffield CEO, Westminster Foundation for Democracy, accessed 6 July 2010.
- ↑ Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK Ambassador’s Career History, Accessed 26-February-2009
- ↑ Craig Murray, Murder in Samarkand, Mainstream Publishing, 2007, p.152.
- ↑ Craig Murray, Murder in Samarkand, Mainstream Publishing, 2007, pp.160-163.
- ↑ Linda Duffield CEO, Westminster Foundation for Democracy, accessed 6 July 2010.
- ↑ Democracy and Security Conference, List of Participants, Accessed 25-February-2009
- ↑ ESI, Communicating Europe Seminar (2008), Biographies of Speakers, Accessed 26-February-2009
