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JUST GATHERING INFO FOR THE MOMENT - Former head of the FCO’s Islamic Media Unit, Gerard Russell, took part in around 200 interviews and debates in Arabic with print and broadcast media across the Middle East. The Unit has also started regular 'Islamic Awareness courses' for FCO staff. ((REF)(CHANGING FACE OF BRITISH DIPLOMACY, FCO releases Departmental Report 2003))
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In 2002, the Head of the Unit, Gerard Russell, acting as official FCO spokesman, took part in around 200 interviews and debates in Arabic with print and broadcast media across the Middle East. These covered key areas of foreign policy (Afghanistan, MEPP, India-Pakistan, Iraq) as well as inter-faith
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- '''Gerard Russell''', the '''British Consul-General in Saudi Arabia''', <ref> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/09/usaudi109.xml Two Britons killed in Saudi coach crash </ref>
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relations and the role of the British Muslim community. The Unit also helped to arrange interviews or articles by Government Ministers, and advised other Government Departments on working with the Arab/Muslim media. With a small team of translators, it quickened the pace at which Ministers' articles
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were placed with newspapers in the Middle East and Pakistan – in the local languages. ((REF) FCO Departmental Report 2003, Chapter 8, Influence Worldwide)
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- Mr. '''Gerard RUSSELL''', '''Assistant Desk Officer, Near East & North Africa Department''', FCO (Tour of the FCO; Topics discussed: work of the department; political and socio-economic situation in Palestine; Palestinian elections; upcoming Israeli elections and impact on the peace process; final status negotiations on Jerusalem, settlements and refugees). Mr. Matthew TAYLOR, Inter-Governmental Conference Unit, European Union Department (internal), FCO (Topics discussed: The impending Inter-Governmental Conference; EU enlargement, EU budget and UK's contribution; UK position on EMU; Common Agricultural Policy). <ref> http://www.passia.org/seminars/95/s1-55.htm </ref>
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- Mr. '''Gerard Russell''' '''MBE, Consul-General of the United Kingdom''' at the IIROSA headquarters in Jeddah <ref> http://www.iirosa.org/en/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1179051959&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& </ref>
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- I know my successor, '''Gerard Russell''', will look forward to working with the BBG throughout his time in Jeddah. The UKTI team at the Consulate-General and the BBG have a long history of working together to promote British business: long may this continue! <ref> http://www.bbg-jed.org/Documents/Newsletters/BBG%20October%202006%20Newsletter.doc. </ref>
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- Russell - Britain rejects attacking Iraq <ref> http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020722/2002072222.html Britain rejects attacking Iraq </ref>
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- Last Google Search: <ref> http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22Gerard+Russell%22++islamic&hl=en&start=20&sa=N </ref>
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- Last Lexis search: <ref> http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis/search/peoplesubmitForm.do </ref>
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== notes ==
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Latest revision as of 23:48, 20 February 2008

Pointers

- Gerard Russell, the British Consul-General in Saudi Arabia, [1]

- Mr. Gerard RUSSELL, Assistant Desk Officer, Near East & North Africa Department, FCO (Tour of the FCO; Topics discussed: work of the department; political and socio-economic situation in Palestine; Palestinian elections; upcoming Israeli elections and impact on the peace process; final status negotiations on Jerusalem, settlements and refugees). Mr. Matthew TAYLOR, Inter-Governmental Conference Unit, European Union Department (internal), FCO (Topics discussed: The impending Inter-Governmental Conference; EU enlargement, EU budget and UK's contribution; UK position on EMU; Common Agricultural Policy). [2]

- Mr. Gerard Russell MBE, Consul-General of the United Kingdom at the IIROSA headquarters in Jeddah [3]

- I know my successor, Gerard Russell, will look forward to working with the BBG throughout his time in Jeddah. The UKTI team at the Consulate-General and the BBG have a long history of working together to promote British business: long may this continue! [4]

- Russell - Britain rejects attacking Iraq [5]

- Last Google Search: [6]

- Last Lexis search: [7]


notes

  1. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/09/usaudi109.xml Two Britons killed in Saudi coach crash
  2. ↑ http://www.passia.org/seminars/95/s1-55.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.iirosa.org/en/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1179051959&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
  4. ↑ http://www.bbg-jed.org/Documents/Newsletters/BBG%20October%202006%20Newsletter.doc.
  5. ↑ http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020722/2002072222.html Britain rejects attacking Iraq
  6. ↑ http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22Gerard+Russell%22++islamic&hl=en&start=20&sa=N
  7. ↑ http://www.lexisnexis.com/uk/nexis/search/peoplesubmitForm.do
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