David Brighty

Last updated

David Brighty CMG CVO (born 7 February 1939) is a retired British diplomat who was ambassador to several countries.

Contents

Career

Anthony David Brighty was educated at Northgate Grammar School (now Northgate High School (Ipswich)) and Clare College, Cambridge. He joined the Foreign Office in 1961, served in Brussels and Havana, then in 1969 resigned and spent two years working for S. G. Warburg & Co. He rejoined the Foreign Office in 1971 and served at Saigon and at the UK mission to the United Nations in New York, then attended the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1979. He was head of the Personnel Operations Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1980–83, Counsellor at Lisbon 1983–86, and Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary General of NATO (Lord Carrington) 1986–87. He was ambassador to Cuba 1989–91 and to Czechoslovakia 1991–93, then after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia he was ambassador both to the Czech Republic and (non-resident) to Slovakia 1993–94. [1] He was ambassador to Spain and (non-resident) to Andorra 1994–98. After retiring from the Diplomatic Service, Brighty has been a non-executive director of EFG Private Bank and of Henderson EuroMicro Investment Trust. In 2003 he was Robin Humphreys Fellow at the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London. He is chairman of the Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies at the London School of Economics. [2]

Publications

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foreign relations of Cuba</span> Overview of the foreign relations of Cuba

Cuba's foreign policy has been fluid throughout history depending on world events and other variables, including relations with the United States. Without massive Soviet subsidies and its primary trading partner, Cuba became increasingly isolated in the late 1980s and early 1990s after the fall of the USSR and the end of the Cold War, but Cuba opened up more with the rest of the world again starting in the late 1990s when they have since entered bilateral co-operation with several South American countries, most notably Venezuela and Bolivia beginning in the late 1990s, especially after the Venezuela election of Hugo Chávez in 1999, who became a staunch ally of Castro's Cuba. The United States used to stick to a policy of isolating Cuba until December 2014, when Barack Obama announced a new policy of diplomatic and economic engagement. The European Union accuses Cuba of "continuing flagrant violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms". Cuba has developed a growing relationship with the People's Republic of China and Russia. Cuba provided civilian assistance workers – principally medical – to more than 20 countries. More than one million exiles have escaped to foreign countries. Cuba's present foreign minister is Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Preston</span> British historian (born 1946)

Sir Paul Preston CBE is an English historian and Hispanist, biographer of Francisco Franco, and specialist in Spanish history, in particular the Spanish Civil War, which he has studied for more than 30 years. He is the winner of multiple awards for his books on the Spanish Civil War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Seldon</span> British educator and historian (born 1953)

Sir Anthony Francis Seldon is a British educator and contemporary historian. As an author, he is known in part for his political biographies of consecutive British Prime Ministers, John Major, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson. He was the 13th master (headmaster) of Wellington College, one of Britain's co-educational independent boarding schools, and is the current Head Master of Epsom College. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Buckingham from 2015 to 2020, when he was succeeded by James Tooley. In 2009, he set up The Wellington Academy, the first state school to carry the name of its founding independent school. Before that, he was head of Brighton College.

Northgate High School is a co-educational secondary school situated in north Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is a co-educational comprehensive school, for ages 11–16, and 16–18 in the Sixth Form Department. It has approximately 1736 children on roll.

David Sydney Maddicott is a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to Cameroon 2006–09.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foreign relations of the Bahamas</span> Overview of the foreign relations of the Bahamas

The Bahamas has a strong bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom, represented by a High Commissioner in London. The Bahamas also associates closely with other nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Dame Denise Mary Holt, DCMG was British Ambassador to Mexico (2002–05) and Spain and Andorra (2007–09). She is currently the Chair of Council at the University of Sussex.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Parsons</span> British diplomat

Sir Anthony Derrick Parsons was a British diplomat, ambassador to Iran at the time of the Iranian Revolution and Permanent Representative to the UN at the time of the Falklands War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dianna Melrose</span> British diplomat

Dianna Melrose is a British diplomat who has served as the British High Commissioner to Tanzania and as the British Ambassador to Cuba.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Embassy of the United Kingdom, Bratislava</span>

The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Bratislava is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Slovakia. The Embassy is located on Panská street in the Staré Mesto area of the city. The current British Ambassador to Slovakia is Nigel Baker.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yosef Govrin</span> Israeli diplomat (1930–2021)

Yosef Govrin was an Israeli diplomat who served in Israel's Foreign Service between 1953 and 1995.

Verna Mills, also known as Verna Morris-Mills, is a diplomat from Saint Kitts and Nevis. She is currently the country's ambassador to Cuba, the first woman to hold that role. She also serves as the non-resident ambassador to Ghana, South Africa, and Kenya.

References

  1. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia takes on new republics, The Independent, London, 2 January 1993
  2. "Who's Who – Cañada Blanch Centre for Contemporary Spanish Studies". Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2013.

Further reading

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador to Cuba
1989–1991
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
1991–1993
Succeeded by
himself, as ambassador to Czech Republic and Slovakia
Preceded by
himself, as ambassador to Czechoslovakia
Ambassador to the Czech Republic
1993–1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by
himself, as ambassador to Czechoslovakia
Non-resident Ambassador to Slovakia
1993–1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador to Spain and non-resident Ambassador to Andorra
1994–1998
Succeeded by