The Friends of Markenfield AGM. Members only. Followed by Sir Richard Dalton was a British diplomat from 1970 to 2006 and had early experience in Lebanon, Jordan and Oman. He was responsible for dealings with the Palestinian Authority after the Oslo Accords, as Consul General in Jerusalem from 1993-1997. He returned to London as Director of Personnel at the Foreign Office in 1998. In 1999 he re-established UK diplomatic relations with Libya as the first UK Ambassador to Tripoli for 17 years. In 2002 he was appointed Ambassador to Iran, where he played a role in European efforts to negotiate with Iran, including the 2003 - 2006 diplomatic initiatives to prevent the development of an Iranian military nuclear capability. In late 2008 he co-wrote the Chatham House Middle East Program report, “Iran: Breaking the Nuclear Deadlock”. From 2011 to date he has Chaired Chatham House’s Round Table on Libya.