Francis Cornish
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Francis Cornish, CMG LVO, is a retired British diplomat. He has served as the Foreign Office spokesman for Douglas Hurd,[1] senior trade commissioner to Hong Kong (until 1997), consul-general to Hong Kong and Macao (July to November 1997), head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's news department, and ambassador to Israel (1998 to 2001).[1] In Hong Kong he was also known in Chinese as 鄺富劭.
Cornish had other diplomatic and royal postings:
- deputy private secretary to The Prince of Wales
- spokesman to the Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd
- High Commissioner to Brunei
- handover transition advisor to Governor Chris Patten
Francis Cornish was Chairman of South West Tourism[2] (2003–2009) and is now chairman of the Taunton Town Centre Company and has a smallholding in the Quantocks. He is a non-executive director of two property companies.
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- ^ a b "Downing Street hits back over attack on 'doomed' Iraq policy". Evening Standard. 2004-04-27. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-115915664.html. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ "Stylish alfresco eating on the beach The head of South West Tourism today unveils a touch of the Mediterranean at Blackpool Sands - with the opening of all-weather dining facilities in the beach setting". Herald Express. 2007-06-15. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-14571533.html. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
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| Preceded by Sir David Manning |
British Ambassador to Israel 1995–1998 |
Succeeded by Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles |
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