UK Ambassador to Lebanon (2011-2015) - Tom Fletcher
The Interview3 Jun 2016

UK Ambassador to Lebanon (2011-2015) - Tom Fletcher

Stephen Sackur speaks to Tom Fletcher who was appointed British Ambassador to Lebanon at the tender age of 36. Five years on he has just written an operational review of the UK’s Foreign Office. What is the point of the modern day diplomat? Theirs is a world of fortified embassies, chauffeured limousines, and elaborate protocol, but in this globalised internet age, what kind of value do they add? Is diplomacy as we know it dead?

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