Session Two: Chair: •
Matthew Rycroft: Chief Operating Officer, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2011-14; Third, then Second, Secretary (Chancery), Paris Embassy, 1991-1995.
Witnesses: • Sir David Manning GCMG: First Secretary, 1984-1988. • Sir Christopher Mallaby GCMG: Ambassador, 1993-1996. • Lord Jay of Ewelme GCMG: Counsellor (Financial and Commercial), 1987–90; Ambassador, 1996-2001. • Sir John Holmes GCVO: First Secretary (Economic), 1984–87; Ambassador, 2001-2007. From the floor: • Gregory Anderson: King’s College London • Sir Nicholas Bayne, KCMG: Financial Counsellor, Paris, 1975-1979 • Dame Nicola Brewer, DCMG: Counsellor (Econ.), Paris, 1991-94 • Dr Valerie Caton: First Secretary (Chancery), Paris, 1988-92; Counsellor (Financial and Economic), Paris, 1997-2001. • Nigel Cox: 1st Secretary, Paris, 1985-1990 • Dr James RV Ellison: Queen Mary, University of London • Dr Daniel Furby: Business for New Europe, Brussels • Dr KA Hamilton: formerly FCO Historians • Robin Kealy, CMG: Counsellor (Commercial), Paris, 1990-1995. • Louise Kettle: University of Nottingham • Sir Michael Llewellyn-Smith, KCVO, CMG: Minister, Paris, 1988-91. • Dr Jatinder Mann: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada • Norman Paget: 1st Sec (Commercial), Paris, 1992-1996 • Dr Effie Pedaliu: LSE IDEAS • Dr Judith Rowbotham: SOLON, University of Plymouth • Dr Richard Smith: FCO Historians
The panel (minus Sir Christopher Mallaby) takes questions from the audience (pictured is Sir Michael Llewellyn-Smith)
MATTHEW RYCROFT: Welcome back everybody. This is the final part of the day. This is where it’s up to you to ask your questions, or to add your testimony or evidence to the 49