Ivor Roberts
Sir Ivor Roberts KCMG (* 1946 in Liverpool ) is a former British diplomat who represented the United Kingdom as ambassador to Yugoslavia , Ireland and Italy . Since 2006 he has been president of the Trinity College of the University of Oxford .
Life
After studying at Oxford ( Keble College ), he received his diploma in 1968 and began working as a linguist for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office . 1992–1998 he was British ambassador to the newly founded Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro), 1999–2003 to Ireland and 2003 to Italy.
In 2000 he was made a Knight of the Order of St. Michael and St. George . In 2004 his statement that the policies of US President George W. Bush lead to more and more terrorism caused a controversial debate. His blunt farewell report as ambassador to Italy was made public through an indiscretion in 2006 and ultimately led to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ending the long tradition of diplomatic farewell reports.
Ivor Roberts is married to the Australian Balkans expert Elizabeth Smith and they have two sons and a daughter. After the failure of the Vienna Troika talks on the future of Kosovo , Roberts spoke in 2007 for a partition of Kosovo.
In 2012, Roberts repeatedly spoke to the Serbian broadcaster B92 in favor of an area swap between Serbia and Kosovo. According to this, northern Kosovo is to come to Serbia and the Preševo valley to Kosovo. If the voters so wish, he would also support unification of this Kosovo with Albania . This would lead to lasting peace in the Balkans.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ivor Roberts: Partition is the best answer to the Kosovo question. In: The Independent . December 5, 2007, accessed January 4, 2014 .
- ^ "Change of borders would contribute to lasting peace". In: B92 . October 24, 2012, accessed January 4, 2014 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roberts, Ivor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |