Sir Ivor Roberts, KCMG (born 1946) is the current President of Trinity College, Oxford and is a former British ambassador to Italy (2000-2003).
Born in Liverpool, Roberts was educated at the University of Oxford (Keble College, now Honorary Fellow), earning a degree in modern languages in 1968 before joining the Foreign Office. In 1992 he became the United Kingdom's first ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on its recognition as a state. In 1998-99 he took a sabbatical year as Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College, Oxford. Serving as ambassador to the Republic of Ireland 1999-2003, 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.
He has been elected as a member of King's college in Madrid
See also
External links
- British Embassy, Rome
- New appointments and honours, Oxford Today: the University Magazine 18:1 (Michaelmas 2005), p. 6
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Preceded by '''New Mission''' |
HM Ambassador to the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia 1999-2003 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Heads of Houses of the University of Oxford | |
|---|---|
| Colleges | All Souls (Warden) John Davis • Balliol (Master) Andrew Graham • Brasenose (Principal) Roger Cashmore • Christ Church (Dean) Christopher Lewis • Corpus Christi (President) Tim Lankester • Exeter (Rector) Frances Cairncross • Green (Warden) Colin Bundy • Harris Manchester (Principal) Ralph Waller • Hertford (Principal) John Landers • Jesus (Principal) John Krebs • Keble (Warden) Averil Cameron • Kellogg (President) Geoffrey Thomas • Lady Margaret Hall (Principal) Frances Lannon • Linacre (Principal) Paul Slack • Lincoln (Rector) Paul Langford • Magdalen (President) David Clary • Mansfield (Principal) Diana Walford • Merton (Warden) Jessica Rawson • New College (Warden) Alan Ryan • Nuffield (Warden) Stephen Nickell • Oriel (Provost) Derek Morris • Pembroke (Master) Giles Henderson • Queen's (Provost) Alan Budd • St Anne's (Principal) Tim Gardam • St Antony's (Warden) Margaret MacMillan • St Catherine's (Master) Roger Ainsworth • St Cross (Master) Andrew Goudie • St Edmund Hall (Principal) Michael Mingos • St Hilda's (Principal) Sheila Forbes • St Hugh's (Principal) Andrew Dilnot • St John's (President) Michael Scholar • St Peter's (Master) Bernard Silverman • Somerville (Principal) Fiona Caldicott • Templeton (Dean) Michael Earl • Trinity (President) Ivor Roberts • University (Master) Robin Butler • Wadham (Warden) Neil Chalmers • Wolfson (Acting President) Jon Stallworthy • Worcester (Provost) Richard Smethurst |
| Permanent Private Halls | Blackfriars (Regent) Richard Finn • Campion Hall (Master) Peter L'Estrange • Greyfriars (Warden) Nicholas Richardson • Regent's Park College (Principal) Robert Ellis • St Benet's Hall (Master) Leo Chamberlain • St Stephen's House (Principal) Robin Ward • Wycliffe Hall (Principal) Richard Turnbull |
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