Francis Cornish (diplomat)

Francis Cornish CMG LVO (Chinese:鄺富劭, Born 18 May 1942) 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]

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. ^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a ^b "Downing Street hits back over attack on 'doomed' Iraq policy". Evening Standard. 2004-04-27. Retrieved 2010-08-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "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. Retrieved 2010-08-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Francis Cornish, South China Morning Post, 16 June 1997

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by TBC	Senior Trade Commissioner, British Trade Commission 1993 – 1997	Office abolished
New title	British consul-general, Hong Kong 1997	Succeeded by Sir Andrew Burns
Preceded by Sir David Manning	British Ambassador to Israel 1998 – 2001	Succeeded by Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles

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[doomed-1] "Downing Street hits back over attack on 'doomed' Iraq policy". Evening Standard. 2004-04-27. Retrieved 2010-08-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[alfresco-2] "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. Retrieved 2010-08-06. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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