David Hugh Alexander Hannay

Background

Hannay, David Hugh Alexander was born on September 28, 1935 in London. Son of Julian G. Hannay.

Education

Winchester College, United Kingdom, 1951-1956. New College, Oxford University, 1956-1959. Spoken languages: English, French.

Career

With Foreign Office, since 1959, British Embassy, Tehran, Iran, 1960—1961, third secretary Kabul, Afghanistan, 1961—1963. Second secretary Foreign Office, 1963—1965. Second then first secretary United Kingdom Delaware to European Committees, Brussels, 1965—1970.

First secretary United Kingdom Negotiating Team with European Committees, 1970—1972. Chef de cabinet to Sir Christopher Soames vice president of Commission of European Committees, 1973—1977. Head Energy, Science and Space department Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1977—1979, head Middle East department, 1979.

Assistant under secretary of state for European Community matters, 1979—1984. Minister British Embassy, Washington, 1984—1985. Ambassador and United Kingdom permanent representative European Communities, Brussels, 1985—1990.

Ambassador and United Kingdom permanent representative on security council United Nations, 1990—1995. Special representative Cyprus, 1996—2003, non-executive director chime communications, 1996—2006. Non-executive director AEGIS Group, 2000—2003.

Independent member House of Lords, 2001. Director Salzburg Seminar, 2001—2005. Member select committee, sub-committee economic and finance affairs and international trade European Union, 2001—2005, member select committee, sub-committee foreign affairs, defense and development, since 2005.

United Nations secretary general's high level panel threats, challenges and change, 2003—2004. Member international advisory board Judge Institute Management, Cambridge, 2004.

Achievements

• David Hugh Alexander Hannay has been listed as a noteworthy diplomat by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Court and Council Birmingham University, pro-chancellor, 2001-2006. Member Council Britain in Europe, 1999-2005. Chair United Nations Association of the United Kingdom, since 2006.

Member TANGGUH independent advisory panel, since 2002. Chairman international advisory board Ecole De Hautes Etudes Commercial Business School, since 2002. Vice chairman All Party Parliamentary Group on Europe, since 2006, All Party Parliamentary Group on United Nations, 2005^.

Board governors Ditchley Foundation, 2005^. Lieutenant British Army, 1954-1956. Member Travellers Club.

Interests

• Travel, photography, gardening.

Connections

Married Gillian Rosemary Rex, May 9, 1961. Children: Richard, Philip, Jonathan, Alexander.

Father:

Julian G. Hannay Hannay

Spouse:

Gillian Rosemary Rex

child:

Alexander Hannay

child:

Jonathan Hannay

child:

Richard Hannay

child:

Philip Hannay