About Tony
Sir Tony Brenton is a retired British diplomat who served over thirty years with the Foreign Office in postings across the Middle East, European Union, Washington DC and Russia. He led the British Embassy in Washington during the Iraq War and served as British Ambassador to Russia during a period of heightened UK-Russia tension. He was a lead negotiator on global climate change, international energy and human rights. He settled in Cambridge on retirement, where he is a Fellow of Wolfson College and Senior Fellow at the International Studies Department.
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AuthorPolitician / DiplomatJournalist / CommentatorBrand ambassadorClimate ChangeInternational EnergyInternational Environmental PoliticsRussian RevolutionUK Russia Relations
Known for
- British Embassy Washington during Iraq War
- British Ambassador to Russia
- Negotiations on climate change
- Negotiations on international energy
- Human rights negotiations
- BBC commentary on international affairs
- Daily Telegraph contributions
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