Background
Righter, Ursula Rosemary was born on April 2, 1943 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Daughter of Archibald Andrew Douglas and Marjorie Gordon Brown.
Righter, Ursula Rosemary was born on April 2, 1943 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Daughter of Archibald Andrew Douglas and Marjorie Gordon Brown.
Bachelor, University of Cambridge, 1964. Master of Arts, University of Cambridge, 1967.
Public relations officer Thomas Nelson Publications, London, 1964—1965. Reader Chatto and Windus Publications, 1965—1966. Research assistant to Peter Calvocoressi, 1966—1969.
Assistant editor Far Eastern Economic Review, Hong Kong, 1970—1972. Reporter Newsweek, 1972—1973. Development correspondent Sunday Times, London, 1978—1985, diplomatic correspondent, 1981—1985.
Project director 20th Century Fund, New York City, 1985—1988. Assistant editor and chief leader writer The Times, London, 1989—2002, associate editor, since 2002.
Fellow: Royal Geography Society. Member: Overseas Development Institute (member of council 1984-1994), London Library., International Press Institute, International Institute of Strategic Studies, Royal Institute of International Affairs.
Married William Harvey Righter, March 30, 1968 (deceased April 14, 1999). Married Robert Sampson Elegant, May 11, 2003.
