John Everard (diplomat)

John Vivian Everard (born 24 November 1956)[1] is a British former diplomat.[2] He was formerly the UK's ambassador to Belarus, the UK's ambassador to Uruguay and the UK's ambassador to North Korea from 2006 to 2008,[3] after which he was the holder of the Pantech fellowship at the Shorenstein Asia–Pacific Research Center at Stanford University in 2010 and 2011.[4]

John Everard
Everard in December 2019
Co-ordinator of the UN Security Council's Panel of Experts on sanctions on North Korea
In office
April 2011 – November 2012
GovernorBan Ki-moon
London School of Economics Visiting Senior Fellow, Asia Research Centre
In office
September 2010 – June 2012
Pantech Fellow, Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, California
In office
September 2010 – June 2011
Trustee of the London Cycling Campaign
In office
July 2009 – October 2010
Trustee of the Youth Hostel Association
In office
June 2009 – July 2010
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to North Korea
In office
February 2006 – July 2008
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Gordon Brown
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Uruguay
In office
September 2001 – April 2005
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Head of the Political Section at the UK's embassy in Beijing
In office
May 1998 – October 2000
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Belarus
In office
May 1993 – December 1995
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Personal details
Born (1956-11-24) 24 November 1956 (age 67)
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Spouse
Heather Starkey
(m. 1990)
RelationsWilliam Ralph Everard (father)
Residence(s)London, United Kingdom

Early life and education

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Born in Newcastle upon Tyne to William Ralph Everard and Margaret Nora Jennifer Everard (née Massey),[1][5] Everard holds BA and MA degrees in Chinese from Emmanuel College at Cambridge University, and a diploma in economics from Beijing University.[6] Everard also earned an MBA from Manchester Business School.[6]

Career

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Everard was appointed the coordinator of the United Nations Panel of Experts on sanctions against North Korea established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 in March 2011[7] and withdrew from that position in November 2012.[8]

Personal life

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Everard is proficient in Chinese, Spanish, German, Russian and French.[6] Everard is a cyclist.[6] He was a trustee of the Youth Hostels Association of England and Wales from 2009 to 2010.[6]

Everard married Heather Ann Starkey in 1990;[1] they live in London.[6]

Books

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  • Only Beautiful, Please: A British Diplomat in North Korea, Asia–Pacific Research Center, 18 June 2012. ISBN 1931368252

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Everard, John Vivian, (born 24 Nov. 1956), HM Diplomatic Service, retired; Ambassador to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2006–08; independent media commentator, since 2013". Who's Who. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.15281.
  2. ^ "John Vivian Everard". 22 February 2011.
  3. ^ Everard, John (2014). "Only Beautiful Please". Walter H. Shorenstein Asia–Pacific Research Center. Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "Stanford University biography".
  5. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "FSI - John Everard". fsi.stanford.edu.
  7. ^ "Letter of appointment from Ban Ki-moon".
  8. ^ "Successor's letter of appointment from Ban Ki-moon". Archived from the original on 21 November 2013.