Andrew White

Canon Andrew White, Source: Foundation for relief and reconciliation in the Middle East

Canon Andrew White is the President of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East.

In 1998 White became the youngest Canon in the Church of England as the Resident Canon of Coventry Cathedral and Director of the International Centre of Reconciliation (ICR).

He made his first visit to Iraq in 1998 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz.

From 2001 to 2003 White was the Archbishop of Canterbury’s official representative to the Middle East, the first person appointed to this position since the kidnapping of Terry Waite.

In 2002, White initiated the Alexandria Process, bringing together Israeli and Palestinian religious leaders.

Working at the invitation of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), Canon White helped facilitate the signing of the Baghdad Religious Accord in February 2004. The follow-up to this led to the formation of the Iraqi Institute for Peace (IIP) of which White was co-ordinator and International Director.

Affiliations

• Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East - President
• Angel Foundation - Trustee

Connections

• George Carey - appointed Carey his official representative to the Middle East while Archbishop of Canterbury.

External Resources

• Catherine O'Brien, The Vicar of Baghdad: Through the valley of the shadow of death, The Times, 22 May 2008.

Charity trusteeships

Charity trusteeships

Charity	Role	From	To	Source
The Joseph Storehouse Trust (1083557)	Director (trustee)	12 September 2000	8 February 2004

Companies

Companies House lists the following appointments for Andrew White.

Appointments at Companies House

Company	Number	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Company status
Ace White Gold Ltd	11123866	Director	22 December 2017	–	Dissolved
Foundation For Relief And Reconciliation In The Middle East	06598173	Director	28 September 2012	11 November 2016	Active
Foundation For Relief And Reconciliation In The Middle East	06598173	Director	20 May 2008	14 September 2010	Active
The Angel Foundation	03818138	Director	15 August 2007	15 December 2016	Active
Mahesh Chavda Ministries International	05540224	Director	18 August 2005	–	Dissolved
Tiny Tim's Children's Centre	04485889	Director	15 July 2002	13 July 2006	Active
The Joseph Storehouse Trust	04070371	Director	12 September 2000	8 February 2004	Active
Israel And Christians Today Limited	03964695	Director	5 April 2000	1 July 2003	Dissolved
Israel And Christians Today (UK) Limited	03827409	Director	18 August 1999	1 July 2003	Dissolved
Servants Fellowship International	01437414	Director	9 September 1995	20 May 2002	Active

Links to Israel and the IDF

Andrew White is recorded as a trustee of The Joseph Storehouse Trust (from 12 September 2000 to 8 February 2004). Support relevant to the Israel Defense Forces documented in the charity's records: "Lonely soldiers fund" (merged into Family Care & Welfare line). Amounts and years: £400,000 combined Family Care & Welfare line (FY2025) - soldier share not separable. None of the years covered by these figures fall within Andrew White's recorded tenure; the figures do not cover earlier or later years.

Notes on identity matching

The Companies House record is linked because the officer appears on the officer list of the charity's own company, under a matching name (born June 1964).