Independent Diplomat: Founder steps down


Issue 1104 - 06 Jun 2020 | 1 minute read

Former British diplomat Carne Ross is stepping down in June as executive director of the consultancy he created, Independent Diplomat (ID). He is being replaced by ID’s policy director Reza Afshar, who formerly led Syria policy at the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In a LinkedIn post, Ross said “I will stay on as a part-time adviser for a further year”.

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