Edward Mortimer.
Edward Mortimer CMG (born 22 December 1943) was until January 2007 the Director of Communications in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General. He was born in Burford, Oxfordshire, and is an author, journalist, and fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
Mortimer is now Senior Vice President of The Salzburg Global Seminar, and is a member of the Advisory Council of Independent Diplomat. Before joining the United Nations he was a columnist and leader writer for the Financial Times.
Mortimer was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[1]
Selected bibliography
- France and the Africans, 1944-60: A Political History Faber & Faber, 1969.
- Faith and Power, the politics of Islam Random House, New York, 1982.
- Roosevelt's Children: Tomorrow's World Leaders and Their World Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1987.
- The World That FDR Built: Vision and Reality Scribner, 1989.
Family
The son of Robert Mortimer, Bishop of Exeter, Edward Mortimer is married to the British artist Elizabeth Mortimer.
References
- ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 3.
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