Ivor Roberts (ambassador)
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Sir Ivor Roberts, KCMG (born 1946) is the current President of Trinity College, Oxford and is a former British ambassador to Italy.
Born in Liverpool, Roberts was educated at Oxford University, earning a degree in modern languages in 1968 before joining the Foreign Office. He became the United Kingdom's first ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on its recognition as a state. Serving as ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, be became the ambassador to Italy in March 2003.
In 2000 he was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG).
On 18 September 2004 he sparked controversy by describing George W Bush as the terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda's "best recruiting sergeant".
On 24 September 2006, The Observer's Pendennis column reported that following his outspoken valedictory report, the Foreign Office has abandoned the centuries-old tradition of allowing departing diplomats to speak their minds.
He is married to a former diplomat of the Australian Foreign Service who lectures and writes on Balkan politics. They have two sons and a daughter.
He was confirmed as the next President of Trinity College, Oxford in May 2005, taking over the position on 30 September 2006.
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| Preceded by Thomas Richardson |
HM Ambassador to Italy 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by Edward Chaplin |
| Preceded by Veronica Sutherland |
UK Ambassador to the Republic of Ireland 1999-2003 |
Succeeded by Stewart Eldon |
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