Edward Mortimer
Edward Mortimer CMG (born 22 December 1943 in Burford, Oxfordshire) was until January 2007 the Director of Communications in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General. He 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. He serves as an Advisory Board member for the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation. 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 the Rt Rev Robert Mortimer, Bishop of Exeter, Edward Mortimer is married to the British artist Elizabeth Mortimer.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59282. p. 3. 31 December 2009.
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