Background
BRENCHLEY, Thomas was born on April 9, 1918 in Stockton-on-Tees. Son of Robert B. and Alice (nee Brough) Brenchley.
diplomatist and international consultant
BRENCHLEY, Thomas was born on April 9, 1918 in Stockton-on-Tees. Son of Robert B. and Alice (nee Brough) Brenchley.
Merton College, Oxford and the Open University.
Served in British Army 1939-1946. Entered Civil Service 1947, transferred to Foreign Office 1949. Served in Singapore, Cairo, Foreign Office and Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies 1950-1959.
Khartoum, Jeddah and Foreign Office 1960-1966.
Assistant Under-Secretary for Middle East Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1967-1968. Ambassador to Norway 1968-1972, to Poland 1972-1974: Deputy Secretary, Cabinet Office 1975-1976.
Deputy Secretary-General, Chief Executive Officer Arab British Chamber of Commerce 1976-1983. Chairman Institute for the Study of Conflict 1983-1989, Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism since 1989.
Director Center for Security Studies, Washington, District of Columbia since 1988.
President Institute Institute for the Study of Conflict, Geneva since 1989.
Married Edith Helen Helfand in 1946 (died in 1980), three daughter.