Thomas George Harris ( born Thomas George Harris , corr. 토머스 해리스 ; born February 6, 1945 , London , England , United Kingdom ) - British diplomat , British ambassador to South Korea (1994–1996).
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Head of the government | John major | ||||||
Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||
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Successor | Stephen Brown | ||||||
Birth | February 6, 1945 (74 years) London , England , UK | ||||||
Spouse | married | ||||||
Children | three | ||||||
Education | Dulwich college at the University of Cambridge | ||||||
Activity | diplomat | ||||||
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Biography
Born on February 6, 1945 in London [1] . He graduated from Dulwich College , as well as the at the University of Cambridge [2] .
In 1972 he entered the [2] . He worked abroad in Tokyo ( Japan ), Washington ( USA ), Lagos ( Nigeria ) and Seoul ( Korea ) [3] . He was Deputy and a commercial advisor at the British Embassy in Washington [4] [5] . In 1991-1994 he headed the department of Equatorial Africa [6] .
From April 4, 1994 to May 2, 1996, he served as British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea [7] . The first book he read after the appointment was “Problems of the Far East " George Curzon [8] . During the three years of Harris’s ambassadorial office, bilateral trade between the UK and South Korea almost doubled, and most of the Korean investment in the European Union began to flow into the UK [9] .
On June 17, 1995, he was elevated to the rank of a companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George "on the occasion of celebrating the Queen's birthday " [10] .
He has held various positions in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office , and the , where from 1997 to 1999 he was the general director for export promotion, in charge of the UK trade facilitation programs abroad [ 3] . From 1999 to 2004 he was the British Consul General in New York [3] . He also served as CEO of Trade & Investment USA, responsible for promoting business and technology throughout the United States [4] .
On December 31, 2001, he was elevated to the rank of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire with the title “ Sir ” as Consul General in New York [11] . As noted in the media, Harris was rewarded, among other things, for building up the organizational work of the consulate after the September 11 attacks and helping British citizens who were in New York at that time [12] [13] .
In 2004–2014, he was Deputy Chairman of Standard Chartered Capital Markets Ltd [3] [14] . He also served as non-executive director , , and , chairman of the Pakistan-British Trade and Investment Forum, Taiwan-British Business Council, Trade Policy Group and the in Brussels , the director of , the , and the Imperial War Museum [3] [4] [15] [14 ] ] [16] . Gave lectures at Gresham College in South Korea [17] .
Personal Life
Wife - Meirin, three children - Ian, Paul and Simon [18] .
Notes
- ↑ 토머스 해리스 <영국 대사> 에게 듣는다 Unc . (March 4, 1997). The date of appeal is October 16, 2017.
- 2 1 2 Philip Thomas named consul-general in NY . United Press International (August 30, 2004). The date of appeal is October 16, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Sir Thomas Harris KBE CMG . Gresham College . The date of appeal is October 16, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Thomas Harris KBE, CMG . Bloomberg . The date of appeal is October 16, 2017.
- ↑ Appointment of Sir Thomas Harris as Non-Executive Director . (November 1, 2005). The appeal date is October 18, 2017.
- Directory A directory of british diplomats: 1900-2011 Neopr . Gulabin.com. The appeal date is October 18, 2017.
- ↑ Korea and UK . Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea (December 23, 2008). Date of appeal is October 15, 2017. (unavailable link)
- ↑ 백년 전 이나 백년 후나 그들은 우리 를 지켜 본다 Unc . (January 2, 1997). The appeal date is October 18, 2017.
- ↑ Remarks by HE Lee Ki-joo at the Farewell Luncheon in Honour of HE Thomas G. Harris, Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea (March 13, 1996). The date of appeal is October 16, 2017.
- ↑ Supplement 54066, page 3 . The London Gazette (June 17, 1995). The appeal date is October 15, 2017.
- ↑ Supplement 56430, page 23 . The London Gazette (December 31, 2001). The appeal date is October 15, 2017.
- ↑ Honors for British staff in NY . BBC News (December 31, 2001). The date of appeal is October 16, 2017.
- ↑ Diplomatic Service and overseas . BBC News (December 31, 2001). The date of appeal is October 16, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 Sir Thomas Harris KBE CMG . International Business and Diplomatic Exchange. The date of appeal is October 16, 2017.
- ↑ Sir Thomas Harris . World Economic Forum . The date of appeal is October 16, 2017.
- ↑ Sir Thomas Harris . Korea Future Forum. The date of appeal is October 16, 2017.
- ↑ Britain's relations with Korea: A personal view of Sir Thomas Harris KBE CMG . Gresham College (June 27, 2014). The date of appeal is October 16, 2017.
- ↑ 주한 외교 사절 탐방 / 토머스 해리스 영국 대사 . Joseon Ilbo (August 16, 1996). The appeal date is October 18, 2017.
Links
- Thomas Harris . .