Andrew Green, Baron Green of Deddington

Lord Green was educated at Haileybury before going up to Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read Natural Sciences and Economics. He then took a three-year Short Service Commission in the Royal Green Jackets.{{cite web |title="A great ambassador-with worrying views" |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/nov/04/immigration.immigrationandpublicservices |website=www.theguardian.com |access-date=2 December 2021}}

On joining the Diplomatic Service in 1965, he studied Arabic in Lebanon. Thereafter, he spent half his career in the Middle East where he served in six posts. The remainder of his service was divided between London, Paris, and Washington DC. He was HM Ambassador in Syria (1991–94) and then Director for the Middle East at the Foreign Office, before serving for four and a half years as ambassador in Saudi Arabia.

After his retirement in June 2000, Lord Green went on to co-found MigrationWatch UK{{cite web |publisher=MigrationWatch UK |title=Welcome |url=http://www.migrationwatchuk.org |accessdate=10 November 2016}} together with David Coleman, Professor of Demography at Oxford University. He was chairman from its establishment in December 2001 until July 2021 when he became president and the chairmanship was taken up by Alp Mehmet.{{cite web |title=A new Chairman for MigrationWatch UK |url=https://www.migrationwatchuk.org/press-release/583/a-new-chairman-for-migration-watch-uk |website=www.migrationwatchuk.org |access-date=29 May 2021}}

He chaired Medical Aid for Palestinians (a British charity seeking to improve health care for Palestinians both in Palestine and in refugee camps) for three years.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/andrew-green-a-divisive-peer-for-a-divided-time-9817055.html "Andrew Green: A divisive peer for a divided time"] Independent 24 October 2014 He was for 12 years a board member of Christian Solidarity Worldwide (a human rights organisation which speaks for Christians and others around the world who are suffering persecution for their religious beliefs).{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}

He was the co-chair of the lobbying group British Syrian Society, founded by President Assad's father in law Fawaz Akhras, until his resignation in 2011.Ian Black "[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/20/assad-father-in-law-british-syrian Assad's father-in-law under pressure to quit British Syrian Society]" Guardian 22 March 2012 He was re-appointed as Director of the Society in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/document-api-images-prod/docs/B8Dk5AVRm4Eg4l3TWDH-OvCNpzN2lPiTMz5uupxPGkk/application-pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=ASIAIATIZEC65GCG5OEA&Expires=1523521852&Signature=fR2n2irA47AndnWKT6DMgRnbyc8%3D&x-amz-security-token=FQoDYXdzECgaDIajxkKRO4MVFPY%2F5yK3A5Y6jSYj11bfX%2F3S6smNV8BC0g1BPynSyvV3EPpZ%2Bex6pOQ22nvVnH6nwr1HC%2BrOrMPMJFkgpKkV3RKmM6cwr6Spu5oFdt15OLSMDC0LBHNS5D2ifwIQtKGZUBmyubBn8467dPEWCkUf10yz9irMruQ0x%2FCGqvv7uwpGQ7t7oA4KR0BDDZWSEIluTjXiN%2BuOQGPfD5mkwHm2lp%2BBnn0UpNQAdmaGz4VEvDNfNJjU6H0CBj7qSHRFWOu2RM0sW55AsaM8dvRP4ZvItV15sTdUlr%2BWmLXzwXIsCH2gJFFLFrkvnvKy%2F9DGPKU081m6PFtvKuQ6TR60cjWNoTD39EkWu2fUWjYFAjkRXuFU5mjpBYJUem8ehMP9Jh%2FsK8kK7xc%2BWpS5zKkxgnsN3eBlBEp%2FmzmEd2RwfvvRATshAoEPgFtfRpMV7bB%2BuGUcGvysLrqovZwm1uOlJQqmPlVvovaAYNycHKVgLuuvbDC24jF7d6L2mvaKvlEichMGHuMxSZ7kIc8BI6wl%2FfOb78Fw%2BNAk%2Fo8215Jo4ON4ghvPFsfE5hJvJsdRuQPAAnDPwIBH5r0AZxKZTbWL7EIog4i81gU%3D|title=Companies House file.}}{{dead link|date=May 2021}}{{cbignore}}

He was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George as a Companion (CMG) in the 1991 Birthday Honours{{London Gazette |issue=52563 |date=14 June 1991 |page=3 |supp=y}} and was promoted as a Knight Commander (KCMG) in the 1998 Birthday Honours.{{London Gazette |issue=55155 |date=15 June 1998 |page=3 |supp=y}}

On 21 October 2014 it was announced that Sir Andrew Green was to be created a life peer on David Cameron's personal recommendation for Green's "proven record of public service."{{cite web |publisher=GOV.UK |title=Peerages conferred |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/peerages-conferred |accessdate=10 November 2016}} He was duly raised to the peerage as Baron Green of Deddington, in the County of Oxfordshire on 28 November 2014.{{London Gazette |issue=61065 |date=3 December 2014 |page=23350}}{{London Gazette |issue=27491 |date=3 December 2014 |page=1858 |city=e}} Lord Green sits on the cross benches in the House of Lords.

{{Reflist}}

• [https://archive.today/20141024060735/http://www.debretts.com/people-of-today/profile/6650/Andrew-Fleming-GREEN Debrett's People of Today]
• [http://www.migrationwatch.org/ MigrationWatch UK website]
• [https://www.gov.uk/government/news/peerages-conferred www.gov.uk]
• [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/andrew-green-a-divisive-peer-for-a-divided-time-9817055.html Independent profile]

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