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==Valedictory Telegram==
 
==Valedictory Telegram==
 
In 2007, he gave a valedictory telegram which was "curtly dismissive"<ref name="independent">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/former-envoy-makes-devastating-attack-on-blairs-bullshit-bingo-management-culture-of-diplomacy-446358.html</ref> of the "war on terror". The response from the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] was to ignore the substance of his telegram but ban the century-old practice of valedictory telegrams from British envoys.
 
In 2007, he gave a valedictory telegram which was "curtly dismissive"<ref name="independent">http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/former-envoy-makes-devastating-attack-on-blairs-bullshit-bingo-management-culture-of-diplomacy-446358.html</ref> of the "war on terror". The response from the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]] was to ignore the substance of his telegram but ban the century-old practice of valedictory telegrams from British envoys.
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In 2009, Roberts edited the sixth edition of ''Satow's Diplomatic Practice'', originally written in 1917 by [[Sir]] [[Ernest Satow]] and widely used in embassies throughout the world (Oxford University Press: 2009; {{ISBN|978-0-19-955927-5}}). It was reviewed by [[Sir]] [[Jeremy Greenstock]] later the same year.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article6893814.ece|title=The rules of the game|date=28 October 2009|accessdate=2 May 2010|location=London|work=The Times|first=Jeremy|last=Greenstock}}</ref>
 
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Revision as of 02:16, 24 November 2017

Person.png Ivor Roberts   PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(diplomat)
Ivor Roberts.jpg
Born24 September 1946
NationalityIrish
Member ofCounter Extremism Project

Sir Ivor Roberts noted in 2004 that George W Bush was "al-Qa'ida's best recruiting sergeant".

Valedictory Telegram

In 2007, he gave a valedictory telegram which was "curtly dismissive"[1] of the "war on terror". The response from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was to ignore the substance of his telegram but ban the century-old practice of valedictory telegrams from British envoys.

Publications

In 2009, Roberts edited the sixth edition of Satow's Diplomatic Practice, originally written in 1917 by Sir Ernest Satow and widely used in embassies throughout the world (Oxford University Press: 2009; ISBN 978-0-19-955927-5). It was reviewed by Sir Jeremy Greenstock later the same year.[2]

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