Sir Richard Dalton KCMG

UK Ambassador to Iran (2002-2006)

Sir Richard Dalton KCMG is Associate Fellow on the Middle East and North Africa at the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House) and is a leading UK expert on Iran. From 2002-2006 he served as UK Ambassador to Iran, playing a central role in European negotiations with Tehran over its nuclear programme. Prior to this Sir Richard served as the first UK Ambassador to Libya in 17 years, working from 1999-2002 to revive Britain's links with Iran and helping to pave the way for the deal on the elimination of Libya’s WMD capability. His earlier positions included Director of Personnel at the Foreign Office in 1998, where he saw through effective change and modernisation programmes, and British Consul General to Jerusalem from 1993-1997, when he fronted British diplomacy with the Palestinian Authority following the landmark 1993 Oslo Peace Accords. Sir Richard is an Arabic and French speaker.

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