Laurie Bristow
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Dr. Laurie Bristow is a British
diplomat. He is the Consul General in Milan
Laurie Bristow attended Trinity College, Cambridge
where he obtained a BA in 1986. He achieved a PhD, awarded by University of Cambridge
in 1990, with his thesis called "Ezra Pound
: Poetry and Public Speaking. Bristow joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
in 1990. In 1992, after attending a year of Romanian language training, he was posted to Bucharest
, Romania
where he worked for three years as Second Secretary. He then returned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
where he worked in the European Union Department of the FCO
. From 1996-1998, he served as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Europe
. After a year of Turkish language training, he worked in Ankara
, Turkey
as Head of the Political Section from 1999-2002. From 2002-2003 he worked in Rome
at the NATO Defence College. In 2003 Bristow worked on the Iraq Policy Unit, FCO, before becoming the British Ambassador to Azerbaijan
from February 2004 until 2007.
United Kingdom
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diplomat. He is the Consul General in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
Laurie Bristow attended Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
where he obtained a BA in 1986. He achieved a PhD, awarded by University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
in 1990, with his thesis called "Ezra Pound
Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound was an American expatriate poet and critic and a major figure in the early modernist movement in poetry...
: Poetry and Public Speaking. Bristow joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, commonly called the Foreign Office or the FCO is a British government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom overseas, created in 1968 by merging the Foreign Office and the Commonwealth Office.The head of the FCO is the...
in 1990. In 1992, after attending a year of Romanian language training, he was posted to Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
where he worked for three years as Second Secretary. He then returned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
where he worked in the European Union Department of the FCO
FCO
FCO may mean:*Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Foreign Affairs*Ferro Carril Oeste, a football club of Buenos Aires and the eponymous railway*Financial Control Officer, a controller...
. From 1996-1998, he served as Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Europe
Minister of State for Europe
The Minister for Europe is an executive position in the Government of the United Kingdom, in charge of affairs with the European Union. The office is usually a junior Minister of State position in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office...
. After a year of Turkish language training, he worked in Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
as Head of the Political Section from 1999-2002. From 2002-2003 he worked in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
at the NATO Defence College. In 2003 Bristow worked on the Iraq Policy Unit, FCO, before becoming the British Ambassador to Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
from February 2004 until 2007.