Ian Patrick was the Private Secretary to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina when Lord Ashdown occupied the role, working with Edward Llewellyn.[1] Ian was Paddy Ashdown's Private Secretary from 1998 to 2002, prior to going to Bosnia and features in Lord Ashdown's autobiography, A Fortunate Life which he encouraged Ashdown to write.[2] Ian Patrick was an executor of Lord Ashdown's estate following his death,[3] organised his memorial service at Westminster Abbey, and spoke at his funeral and the tribute to Ashdown.[4] For his work in Bosnia Ian was awarded the MBE in the 2006 New Year Honours List. After his time with Ashdown, Ian joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, he left in 2015 and was a special advisor to Sir John Sawers GCMG. Ian is a Trustee of Crohns and Colitis UK.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Benign Dictatorship by John-Paul Flintoff (http://www.flintoff.org/benign-dictatorship)
  2. ↑ A Conversation with Ashdown (http://www.totalpolitics.com/print/1818/in-conversation-with-paddy-ashdown.thtml)
  3. ↑ "Lord Jeremy Ashdown | Deceased Estates | The Gazette". m.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ↑ Autumn Conference 2019: Tuesday, retrieved 28 September 2019
  5. ↑ "Board of Trustees". crohnsandcolitis.org.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.