Sitemap Find what you need quickly

Close

THEMES

BLOGS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Roundtable with Sir Ivor Roberts

Roundtable with Sir Ivor Roberts

Podcast Transcript Powerpoint

No comments

Post comment

 

Post a Comment
Name
Message
If you register as a user, you will be able to post comments without this CAPTCHA.
Type text into the box
 

About this Event

04 Mar 2003

Balkans Group Meeting

About the Speech:

British Ambassador Sir Ivor Roberts addressed the Balkans Group on his experiences in the Balkans and on developments in the region. He noted that the speed of the break-up of Yugoslavia necessitated hasty and, in retrospect, often misjudged responses from the international community. Sir Ivor also discussed the Kosovo crisis and potential options for the future of the province.

About the Speaker:

Roberts was educated at the University of Oxford (Keble College, now Honorary Fellow), earning a degree in modern languages in 1968 before joining the Foreign Office. In 1992 he became the United Kingdom's first ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on its recognition as a state. In 1998-99 he took a sabbatical year as Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College, Oxford. Serving as ambassador to Ireland 1999–2003, be became the ambassador to Italy in March 2003.

Views: 1015

Video URL:
Embed Code:

Other Related

Associated Documents

  • No associated documents

Associated Publications

Annual Report 2011

Annual Report 2011

Saying No - An Analysis of the Irish Opposition to the Lisbon Treaty

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the no side in both referenda on the Lisbon treaty. It first explores various facets of the noside, highlighting the common themes.

Coalition in Britain - Coalitions in Europe? An Analysis of the UK’s European Policy

Shane Fitzgerald

From Dublin to Mostar: Irish Involvement in the Reconstruction of the Balkans