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Frances Mary Guy (born 1 February 1959) is a British former ambassador and UN Women's representative, now chief executive of Scotland's International Development Alliance.
Early life
Guy was born on 1 February 1959 to David Guy and Elizabeth Guy (née Hendry).postgraduate Master of Arts (MA) degree in international relations.[1]
Career
Guy joined the
Foreign Secretary 2011–12, including a role as the Foreign Secretary's envoy to the Syrian opposition.[2] From May 2012 to December 2014 she was the representative of UN Women in Iraq.[3] She then worked as head of Middle East region at Christian Aid, based in London.[4]
Her current role is chief executive of Scotland's International Development Alliance.
Frances Guy is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Middle East & Mediterranean Studies Programme at King's College London.[5] She is a former president of the British Society of Middle East Studies (BRISMES)[6] and a trustee of the Alexandria Trust for education in the Arab region.[7]
References
- GUY, Frances Mary, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013
- ^ a b "GUY, Frances Mary". Who's Who 2015. A & C Black. October 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Britain in secret talks with Syrian rebels, The Independent, London, 19 November 2011
- ^ Journalist and woman: A double challenge, United Nations Iraq, 2013
- ^ Frances Guy (biography), Chatham House
- ^ MEMS scholar given UN role in Iraq, King's College London, 5 July 2012
- ^ "Officers – BRISMES". Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ Our Trustees – Frances Guy, Alexandria Trust
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