Thomas Fletcher (diplomat)

Tom Fletcher at the launch of his book 'The Naked Diplomat' in Beirut 2016
Tom Fletcher at the launch of his book 'The Naked Diplomat' in Beirut 2016

Tom Fletcher

Thomas Stuart Francis "Tom" Fletcher CMG (born 27 March 1975) is a former British diplomat. From 2011-2015, he was the UK's Ambassador to Lebanon.[1][2] He is now a Visiting Professor at NYU and author of 'The Naked Diplomat' (Harper Collins, 2016).

Early life

Fletcher was educated at The Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone, and at Hertford College, Oxford, where he was awarded first class honours in Modern History. He was Junior Common Room President at Hertford College.

Career

Tom Fletcher is a Visiting Professor of International Relations at New York University,[3] a Visiting Professor at the Emirates Diplomatic Academy, and an adviser to the Global Business Coalition for Education. He is an Honorary Fellow of Oxford University.

Fletcher was British Ambassador to Lebanon (2011–15)[4] and the 10 Downing Street foreign policy adviser to Prime Ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron (2007–11). He previously served as a British diplomat in Nairobi and Paris, and as the Private Secretary to FCO Ministers Baroness Valerie Amos and Chris Mullin.

He chairs the International Board of the Creative Industries Federation.[5]

He led a review of British diplomacy for the UK Foreign Office in 2016,[6] and published a report on the future of the United Nations in 2017.[7]

His book, Naked Diplomacy - Power and Statecraft in the Digital Age, was published by Harper Collins on 2 June 2016.[8] It is now the best selling book on diplomacy by a British writer.

Personal life

He is married to Dr Louise Fletcher, an Irish psychotherapist. They have two sons. He is an avid cricket fan and occasionally plays for "his" team - The Strollers

References

  1. ↑ "So…Yalla, Bye". blogs.fco.gov.uk.
  2. ↑ Meyer, Christopher (6 August 2015). "How to step down as an ambassador - with style" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. ↑ Dhabi, NYU Abu. "Thomas Fletcher". New York University Abu Dhabi.
  4. ↑ "Tom Fletcher - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
  5. ↑ "Council - Creative Industries Federation". www.creativeindustriesfederation.com.
  6. ↑ "Future FCO Report - GOV.UK".
  7. ↑ "United Networks". unitednetworks.ae.
  8. ↑ Fletcher, Tom. The naked diplomat : understanding power and politics in the digital age (William Collins paperback ed.). London. ISBN 9780008127589. OCLC 953438948.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Matthew Gould		 Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister
2007–2011		 Succeeded by
John Casson
Preceded by
Frances Guy		 Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon
2011–2015		 Succeeded by
Hugo Shorter


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