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Sir John Sawers<\/a> is now represented by Leading Authorities for speaking engagements. He is the former Chief of MI6, the British Secret Intelligence Service.
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In presentations, Sir John is able to draw from his personal experience in managing the most challenging foreign and security policy issues of the last 20 years, including the rise of China, the evolution of Russia, the threat of terrorism and cyber attack, the changes in the Middle East, and the nuclear negotiations in Iran.\u00a0Sir John spent a total of 36 years working for the British Government.\u00a0\u00a0In addition to being chief of MI6 (2009\u201314), he was Britain\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations, political director of the UK\u2019s Foreign Office, special representative in Iraq, ambassador to Cairo, and foreign policy adviser to the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n

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Sir John Sawers is now represented by Leading Authorities for speaking engagements. He is the former Chief of MI6, the British Secret Intelligence Service.\u00a0 In […]
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