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'''Edward Mortimer''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CMG}} (22 December 1943 – 18 June 2021<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Peel|first=Quentin|date=20 June 2021|title=Edward Mortimer, academic, journalist and UN official, 1943-2021|url=https://www.ft.com/content/6c30cdd2-0e53-4901-bcc4-4d3dff8a96fe|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|access-date=20 June 2021|website=[[Financial Times]]}}</ref>) was a UN civil servant, journalist, author and academic. He was Distinguished Fellow of [[All Souls College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], from 2013.<ref name=":2" /> From 2001 to 2006, he was the Director of Communications in the Executive Office of the [[United Nations]] [[Secretary-General]] [[Kofi Annan]] and was the chief speechwriter from 1998 to 2006.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Edward Mortimer {{!}} All Souls College|url=https://www.asc.ox.ac.uk/person/edward-mortimer|access-date=20 June 2021|website=www.asc.ox.ac.uk}}</ref> He was the chair of the [[Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://una.org.uk/news/una-uk-mourns-death-edward-mortimer | title=UNA-UK mourns the death of Edward Mortimer | publisher=United Nations Association – UK (UNA-UK) | date=23 June 2021 | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref> from 2010 to 2015 and one of the key people integral to the creation of the Campaign. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.srilankacampaign.org/in-memory-of-edward-mortimer-1943-2021/?fbclid=IwAR1gzWuI2sah_2zgjxtQkKt-Se3Z4i8gasL9aTRda1z5HV6fgIioOzhRNfw | title=In memory of Edward Mortimer (1943-2021) | publisher=[[Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice]] | date=7 July 2021 | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/27/un-step-sri-lanka-war-crimes-inquiry | title=UN takes step towards Sri Lanka war crimes inquiry | publisher=[[The Guardian]] | date=27 March 2014 | accessdate=7 July 2021 | author=Jason Burke}}</ref>
'''Edward Mortimer''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CMG}} (22 December 1943 – 18 June 2021<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Peel|first=Quentin|date=20 June 2021|title=Edward Mortimer, academic, journalist and UN official, 1943-2021|url=https://www.ft.com/content/6c30cdd2-0e53-4901-bcc4-4d3dff8a96fe|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|access-date=20 June 2021|website=[[Financial Times]]}}</ref>) was a UN civil servant, journalist, author and academic. He was Distinguished Fellow of [[All Souls College]], [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], from 2013.<ref name=":2" /> From 2001 to 2006, he was the Director of Communications in the Executive Office of the [[United Nations]] [[Secretary-General]] [[Kofi Annan]] and was the chief speechwriter from 1998 to 2006.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Edward Mortimer {{!}} All Souls College|url=https://www.asc.ox.ac.uk/person/edward-mortimer|access-date=20 June 2021|website=www.asc.ox.ac.uk}}</ref> He was the chair of the [[Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://una.org.uk/news/una-uk-mourns-death-edward-mortimer | title=UNA-UK mourns the death of Edward Mortimer | publisher=United Nations Association – UK (UNA-UK) | date=23 June 2021 | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref> from 2010 to 2015 and one of the key people integral to the creation of the Campaign. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.srilankacampaign.org/in-memory-of-edward-mortimer-1943-2021/?fbclid=IwAR1gzWuI2sah_2zgjxtQkKt-Se3Z4i8gasL9aTRda1z5HV6fgIioOzhRNfw | title=In memory of Edward Mortimer (1943-2021) | publisher=[[Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice]] | date=7 July 2021 | accessdate=7 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/27/un-step-sri-lanka-war-crimes-inquiry | title=UN takes step towards Sri Lanka war crimes inquiry | publisher=[[The Guardian]] | date=27 March 2014 | accessdate=7 July 2021 | author=Jason Burke}}</ref>

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After university Mortimer travelled to Senegal where he taught for a short period in a small town. Returning to Europe in 1967 he was hired as a reporter for ''[[The Times]]'' in Paris. Over the next year he documented the student riots and the last days of [[Charles de Gaulle|Charles de Gaulle's]] presidency. Left-leaning in his politics, he later reflected that "For me, May 1968 was certainly the high point of the Sixties."<ref>{{cite news |title=Edward Mortimer obituary |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/edward-mortimer-obituary-80v3q3ffw |access-date=24 June 2021 |publisher=The Times |language=en}}</ref> He went on to become a columnist and [[List of leader writers|leader writer]] for the ''The Times'' and foreign affairs editor for the ''[[Financial Times]]''.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Between 2007 and 2012 he was Senior Vice President of the [[Salzburg Global Seminar]] and was a member of the Advisory Council of [[Independent Diplomat]].


Mortimer was appointed [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) in the 2010 New Year Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=59282|date=31 December 2009|page=3|supp=y }}</ref>
Mortimer was appointed [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] (CMG) in the 2010 New Year Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=59282|date=31 December 2009|page=3|supp=y }}</ref>
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== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Edward Mortimer was born in [[Burford]], [[Oxfordshire]], the son of [[Robert Mortimer]], [[Bishop of Exeter]] and his wife Mary.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=Edward Mortimer obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/08/edward-mortimer-obituary|access-date=2021-07-09|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Mortimer studied at [[Eton College]] and studied history at [[Balliol College, Oxford]], from 1962 to 1965, graduating with a [[British_undergraduate_degree_classification#Variations_of_First_Class_honours|congratulatory first]], and was a [[All Souls College, Oxford#Examination fellowships|Prize Fellow]] at All Souls College, Oxford, from 1965 to 1972.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
Edward Mortimer was born in [[Burford]], [[Oxfordshire]], the son of [[Robert Mortimer]], [[Bishop of Exeter]] and his wife Mary.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=Edward Mortimer obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/08/edward-mortimer-obituary|access-date=2021-07-09|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> Mortimer studied at [[Eton College]] and studied history at [[Balliol College, Oxford]], from 1962 to 1965, graduating with a [[British_undergraduate_degree_classification#Variations_of_First_Class_honours|congratulatory first]], and was a [[All Souls College, Oxford#Examination fellowships|Prize Fellow]] at All Souls College, Oxford, from 1965 to 1972.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

== Career ==
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After university Mortimer travelled to Senegal where he taught for a short period in a small town. Returning to Europe in 1967 he was hired as a reporter for ''[[The Times]]'' in Paris. Over the next year he documented the student riots and the last days of [[Charles de Gaulle|Charles de Gaulle's]] presidency. Left-leaning in his politics, he later reflected that "For me, May 1968 was certainly the high point of the Sixties."<ref>{{cite news|title=Edward Mortimer obituary|language=en|publisher=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/edward-mortimer-obituary-80v3q3ffw|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref> He went on to become a columnist and [[List of leader writers|leader writer]] for the ''The Times'' and foreign affairs editor for the ''[[Financial Times]]''.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Between 2007 and 2012 he was Senior Vice President of the [[Salzburg Global Seminar]] and was a member of the Advisory Council of [[Independent Diplomat]].


==Personal life ==
==Personal life ==

Revision as of 09:52, 9 July 2021

For the former judge and politician in Nova Scotia, see Edward Mortimer (businessman).

Edward Mortimer
CMG
Born(1943-12-22)22 December 1943
Burford, Oxfordshire, England
Died18 June 2021(2021-06-18) (aged 77)
EducationBalliol College, Oxford
All Souls College, Oxford
Occupation(s)UN civil servant, journalist, author and academic
SpouseElizabeth Mortimer

Edward Mortimer CMG (22 December 1943 – 18 June 2021[1]) was a UN civil servant, journalist, author and academic. He was Distinguished Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, from 2013.[2] From 2001 to 2006, he was the Director of Communications in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and was the chief speechwriter from 1998 to 2006.[3] He was the chair of the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice[4] from 2010 to 2015 and one of the key people integral to the creation of the Campaign. [5][6]

Mortimer was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2010 New Year Honours.[7]

Early life and education

Edward Mortimer was born in Burford, Oxfordshire, the son of Robert Mortimer, Bishop of Exeter and his wife Mary.[8] Mortimer studied at Eton College and studied history at Balliol College, Oxford, from 1962 to 1965, graduating with a congratulatory first, and was a Prize Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, from 1965 to 1972.[3][2]

Career

After university Mortimer travelled to Senegal where he taught for a short period in a small town. Returning to Europe in 1967 he was hired as a reporter for The Times in Paris. Over the next year he documented the student riots and the last days of Charles de Gaulle's presidency. Left-leaning in his politics, he later reflected that "For me, May 1968 was certainly the high point of the Sixties."[9] He went on to become a columnist and leader writer for the The Times and foreign affairs editor for the Financial Times.[3][2] Between 2007 and 2012 he was Senior Vice President of the Salzburg Global Seminar and was a member of the Advisory Council of Independent Diplomat.

Personal life

Mortimer married painter and sculptor Elizabeth Zanetti in Paris in 1968; together they had four children.[1][2][10] He died of cancer on 18 June 2021, aged 77.[10][1][11]

Selected bibliography

  1. France and the Africans, 1944-60: A Political History Faber & Faber, 1969.
  2. Faith and Power, the politics of Islam Random House, New York, 1982.
  3. Roosevelt's Children: Tomorrow's World Leaders and Their World Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1987.
  4. The World That FDR Built: Vision and Reality Scribner, 1989.

References

  1. ^ a b c Peel, Quentin (20 June 2021). "Edward Mortimer, academic, journalist and UN official, 1943-2021". Financial Times. Retrieved 20 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b c d "Mortimer, Edward, (born 22 Dec. 1943), freelance writer and consultant; Distinguished Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford, since 2013". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u250694. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Edward Mortimer | All Souls College". www.asc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ "UNA-UK mourns the death of Edward Mortimer". United Nations Association – UK (UNA-UK). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "In memory of Edward Mortimer (1943-2021)". Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. ^ Jason Burke (27 March 2014). "UN takes step towards Sri Lanka war crimes inquiry". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  7. ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 3.
  8. ^ "Edward Mortimer obituary". the Guardian. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Edward Mortimer obituary". The Times. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Edward Mortimer obituary". The Times. 23 June 2021. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  11. ^ "'His words set a standard and will long endure': UN mourns passing of Edward Mortimer". UN News. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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