Britain's Quest for a Role

David Hannay (Lord Hannay of Chiswick), one of Britain's most distinguished Foreign Office veterans, served in a number of key diplomatic posts and has been immersed in the conduct of British foreign policy relating to the UN, Europe and the Middle East over the last half century. He was Minister at the British Embassy in Washington, Ambassador to the European Communities from 1985 to 1990, and Ambassador to the United Nations from 1990 to 1995. Following his retirement from Britain's Diplomatic Service, he was the UK's Special Representative for Cyprus from 1996 to 2003. He is a member of the House of Lords' European Select Committee. He is the author of Cyprus: The Search for a Solution and New World Disorder: The UN After the Cold War - An Insider's View (both published by I.B.Tauris).

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IPreface / Introduction

IIIran 1960 - 1961

IIIAfghanistan 1961 - 1963

IVLondon 1963 - 1965 :
Learning the Ropes

VBrussels (European Communities) 1965 - 1970 :
The Approach March

VIBrussels (European Communities) 1970 - 1972 :
The Accession Negotiations

VIIBrussels (Commission) 1973 - 1976:
Chef de Cabinet

VIIILondon 1977 - 1979 :
Oil Diplomacy

IXLondon 1979 - 1984 :
The European budget battle

XWashington 1984 - 1985 :
Company Town

XIBrussels European Community 1985 - 1990 :
At the heart of Europe

APPENDIX

XIIUnited Nations New York 1990 - 1995 :
New World : Order or Disorder?

APPENDIX

XIIIBritish Special Representative for Cyprus 1996 - 2003 : Mission impossible?

XIVMember of the UN Secretary-General's High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change 2003 - 2005 : Reforming the UN

XVThe House of Lords and other things 1995 - 2011 :
Coda

XVIThe Quest for a Role

XVIIEnvoi