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Sir '''Roderic Lyne''' is a former [[United Kingdom|British]] [[diplomat]], the British ambassador to the [[Russian Federation]] from 2000 to 2004.<ref>http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/about/council/roderic_lyne/</ref> |
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The son of a senior [[Royal Air Force]] officer who flew [[Spitfire]]s in [[World War 2]], he refused to go to [[Marlborough boarding school]] because "there were no doors on the lavatories." He gained a bursary to [[Eton college]], but his [[A-level]] grades were so bad that only one university - [[Leeds University|Leeds]] - granted him an interview, where he read history.<ref name=BBC8449384>{{citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8449384.stm|title=BBC Profile: Iraq inquiry questioner Sir Roderic Lyne|author=Mary Ann Sieghart|publisher=BBC Radio 4's Profile|accessdate=2010-01-13}}</ref> |
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===Career=== |
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Graduating in 1970, he entered the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]].<ref>http://www.leeds.ac.uk/media/grads/2002/lyne.htm</ref> After a posting in Africa and subsequent desk jobs in [[Whitehall]], he worked for the [[Foreign Secretary]], [[Peter Carrington]].<ref name=BBC8449384/> |
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===Retirement=== |
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Sir '''Roderic Lyne''' was British ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2004.<ref>http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/about/council/roderic_lyne/</ref> He graduated from [[Leeds University]], where he read history, in 1970, and entered the [[Foreign and Commonwealth Office]].<ref>http://www.leeds.ac.uk/media/grads/2002/lyne.htm</ref> A keen sportsman, he took part in a half marathon through the streets of Moscow to publicise the plight of two endangered species of Siberian big cats.<ref>http://www.marianne2.fr/Tenues-leopard-pour-sauver-les-tigres_a135224.html</ref> |
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He is an advisor to [[JPMorgan Chase]],<ref>http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/about/council/roderic_lyne/</ref> who have been chosen to operate the Trade Bank of Iraq, which will give banks access to the financial system of Iraq <ref>The New York Times August 3 2009</ref> He was a special adviser to BP, which currently has major interests in Iraq.<ref>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090624/debtext/90624-0017.htm</ref> |
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He was been appointed a member of the Chilcot enquiry into circumstances leading up to war in Iraq in 2003 and its aftermath,<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/15/iraq-war-inquiry-conservative-reaction</ref> having been appointed to the [[Privy Council]] in 2009.<ref>http://www.privy-council.org.uk/output/page76.asp#l</ref> |
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===Personal life=== |
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He was a special adviser to BP, which currently has major interests in Iraq.<ref>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090624/debtext/90624-0017.htm</ref> |
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Married, he has three sons. A fanatical [[Manchester United]] supporter, he gave one of his sons the middle name "Bobby" after [[Bobby Charlton|Sir Bobby Charlton]].<ref name=BBC8449384/> |
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A keen sportsman, he took part in a half marathon through the streets of Moscow to publicise the plight of two endangered species of Siberian big cats.<ref>http://www.marianne2.fr/Tenues-leopard-pour-sauver-les-tigres_a135224.html</ref> He also took on [[Alastair Campbell]] over the Moscow marathon course, which Campbell won 2-1.<ref name=BBC8449384/> |
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Sir Roderic Lyne is a former British diplomat, the British ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2004.[1]
Biography
The son of a senior Royal Air Force officer who flew Spitfires in World War 2, he refused to go to Marlborough boarding school because "there were no doors on the lavatories." He gained a bursary to Eton college, but his A-level grades were so bad that only one university - Leeds - granted him an interview, where he read history.[2]
Career
Graduating in 1970, he entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.[3] After a posting in Africa and subsequent desk jobs in Whitehall, he worked for the Foreign Secretary, Peter Carrington.[2]
Retirement
He is an advisor to JPMorgan Chase,[4] who have been chosen to operate the Trade Bank of Iraq, which will give banks access to the financial system of Iraq [5] He was a special adviser to BP, which currently has major interests in Iraq.[6]
He was been appointed a member of the Chilcot enquiry into circumstances leading up to war in Iraq in 2003 and its aftermath,[7] having been appointed to the Privy Council in 2009.[8]
Personal life
Married, he has three sons. A fanatical Manchester United supporter, he gave one of his sons the middle name "Bobby" after Sir Bobby Charlton.[2]
A keen sportsman, he took part in a half marathon through the streets of Moscow to publicise the plight of two endangered species of Siberian big cats.[9] He also took on Alastair Campbell over the Moscow marathon course, which Campbell won 2-1.[2]
Referenes
- ^ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/about/council/roderic_lyne/
- ^ a b c d Mary Ann Sieghart. "BBC Profile: Iraq inquiry questioner Sir Roderic Lyne". BBC Radio 4's Profile. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ http://www.leeds.ac.uk/media/grads/2002/lyne.htm
- ^ http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/about/council/roderic_lyne/
- ^ The New York Times August 3 2009
- ^ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090624/debtext/90624-0017.htm
- ^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/15/iraq-war-inquiry-conservative-reaction
- ^ http://www.privy-council.org.uk/output/page76.asp#l
- ^ http://www.marianne2.fr/Tenues-leopard-pour-sauver-les-tigres_a135224.html
External links
Official biography on Iraq Inquiry website
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