Gerard Russell (diplomat)

Gerard Russell is a former British diplomat in the Middle East, author and lobbyist.

Russell is a former British and United Nations diplomat,[1] who spent 14 years representing Britain in the Middle East.[2] Russell speaks Arabic and Dari.[3]

In January 2010 he became a Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Carr Center for Human Rights Policy.[4] He later worked for the lobbyist Quiller Consultants where he led efforts funded by the United Arab Emirates, including successfully persuading journalists at the Daily Telegraph to write negative articles about Qatar's role in funding terrorism.[5]

Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms

Russell's 2014 book, Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms, published by Basic Books is a chronicle of the vanishing religious minorities of the Middle East, including the Yazidis, Mandaeans, Zoroastrians, Druze, Samaritans, Copts, and Kalasha.[1][6]

Website

His personal website can be found at https://gerardrussell.com/.

References

  1. ^ a b Bazzi, Mohamad (19 December 2014). "'Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms,' by Gerard Russell". New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  2. ^ Saldana, Stephanie (24 October 2014). "ISIS's War on the World's Ancient Religions". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ Sahner, Christian (January 2016). "Endangered Faiths". First Things.
  4. ^ "Staff Bio". fpc.org.uk. Foreign Policy Center. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  5. ^ Donaghy, Rori (18 October 2015). "UAE paid PR firm millions to brief UK journalists on Qatar, Brotherhood attacks". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. ^ William Dalrymple (historian) (31 December 2014). "Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms review – illuminating the plight of the Middle East's minorities". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2016.


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