John Everard (diplomat)

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John Everard
Co-ordinator of the UN Security Council's Panel of Experts on sanctions on North Korea.
In office
April 2011 – November 2012
GovernorBan Ki-moon
London School of Economics Visiting Senior Fellow, Asia Research Centre
In office
September 2010 – June 2012
Pantech Fellow, Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, California
In office
September 2010 – June 2011
Trustee, London Cycling Campaign
In office
July 2009 – October 2010
Trustee, Youth Hostel Association
In office
June 2009 – July 2010
United Kingdom ambassador to North Korea
In office
February 2006 – July 2008
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Gordon Brown
United Kingdom ambassador to Uruguay
In office
September 2001 – April 2005
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Head of Political Section, UK Embassy Beijing
In office
May 1998 – October 2000
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
United Kingdom ambassador to Belarus
In office
May 1993 – December 1995
MonarchQueen Elizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Personal details
Born (1956-11-24) 24 November 1956 (age 67)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Spouse
Heather Starkey
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(m. 1990)​
Residence(s)London, England

John Vivian Everard (born 24 November 1956)[1] is a British former diplomat.[2] He was formerly the British Ambassador to Belarus, British Ambassador to Uruguay, and British Ambassador to North Korea, 2006–2008,[3] after which he was the holder of the Pantech fellowship at the Shorenstein Asia–Pacific Research Center at Stanford University in 2010–11.[4]

Early life and education

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne to William Ralph Everard and Margaret Nora Jennifer Everard (née Massey),[1][5] Everard holds BA and MA degrees in Chinese from Emmanuel College at Cambridge University, and a diploma in economics from Beijing University.[6] Everard also earned an MBA from Manchester Business School.[6]

Career

He was appointed the Coordinator of the United Nations Panel of Experts on sanctions against North Korea established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 in March 2011[7] and withdrew from that position in November 2012.[8]

Personal life

Everard is proficient in Chinese, Spanish, German, Russian, and French.[6] Everard is a cyclist.[6] He was a trustee of the Youth Hostels Association of England and Wales from 2009 to 2010.[6] Everard married Heather Ann Starkey in 1990;[1] they live in London.[6]

Books

  • Only Beautiful, Please: A British Diplomat in North Korea, Asia–Pacific Research Center, 18 June 2012. ISBN 1931368252

References

  1. ^ a b c "Everard, John Vivian, (born 24 Nov. 1956), HM Diplomatic Service, retired; Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2006–08; independent media commentator, since 2013". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.15281.
  2. ^ "John Vivian Everard". 22 February 2011.
  3. ^ urbanworld120 (6 March 2014). "Only Beautiful Please" – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Stanford University biography".
  5. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "FSI - John Everard". fsi.stanford.edu.
  7. ^ "Letter of appointment from Ban Ki-moon".
  8. ^ "Successor's letter of appointment from Ban Ki-moon". Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)


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