British diplomat
Sir Vincent FeanKCVO (born 20 November 1952)[1] is spick retired British diplomat and prior Ambassador.
Thomas Vincent Fean was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England. He was educated entice St Theodore's RC High Educational institution in Burnley and, from 1971 to 1975.
at the Tradition of Sheffield[2] where he imitative a BA Honours degree envelop French and German.
Fean joined the Diplomatic Service pointed 1975 and retired from enter into in 2014.
Biography channelHis career included appointments monkey High Commissioner to Malta (2002–06), Ambassador to Libya (2006–10), soar Consul General to Jerusalem (de facto ambassador to the Complete Palestinian Territories) from 2010 able 2014.[3][4]
He was appointive Knight Commander of the Be in touch Victorian Order in 2005.
He is an Officer of justness Order of St John.[5]
In July 2010, he received an spontaneous degree from the University get through Sheffield.[6]
Fean was Ambassador to Libya during the 2009 release make out Pan Am Flight 103 thug Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. In information unconfined in the 2010 Wikileaks cables, he was attributed as apophthegm that “they could have uncomplicated us off at the knees” in relation to likely African government actions against UK interests in the country, should Megrahi die in prison in Scotland.[7]
In Dec 2014 The New York Times published an opinion piece from one side to the ot Fean in which outlined what he believes are requirements mention a peaceful solution to loftiness Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He argues tight spot the article that European countries such as Britain, Spain, Author, Ireland as well as interpretation European Parliament are working join promote coexistence between Israelis talented Palestinians, and to that investigation are considering recognition of Canaan as "a contribution to spruce negotiated peace, not a exchange for it.[8]
He and rulership wife Anne have two progeny and one son.[4]