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Sir John McLeod Scarlett was appointed head of [[MI6]] in 2004. He had previously served as chairman of the [[Joint Intelligence Committee]] and head of the [[Intelligence and Securities Secretariat]] in the [[Cabinet Office]]. | Sir John McLeod Scarlett was appointed head of [[MI6]] in 2004. He had previously served as chairman of the [[Joint Intelligence Committee]] and head of the [[Intelligence and Securities Secretariat]] in the [[Cabinet Office]]. | ||
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Sir John McLeod Scarlett was appointed head of MI6 in 2004. He had previously served as chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and head of the Intelligence and Securities Secretariat in the Cabinet Office.
Contents
MI6 career
A fluent Russian speaker, he joined MI6 in 1970 and during his early career served in Nairobi, Moscow, and Paris.
He went on to be in charge of Britain's station in Moscow. [1]
Dodgy Dossier
- Full article: Dodgy Dossier
- Full article: Dodgy Dossier
Scarlett chaired the Joint Intelligence Committee from 3 September 2001. In this role he had responsibility for the dodgy dossier on alleged Iraqi weapons of mass destruction published by the UK Government in September 2002. [2]
Statoil Appointment
Scarlett was appoint as 'Strategic Advisor' to Norwegian energy company Statoil in May 2011. [3]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich Security Conference/2015 | 6 February 2015 | 8 February 2015 | Germany Munich Bavaria | "400 high-ranking decision-makers in international politics, including some 20 heads of state and government as well as more than 60 foreign and defence ministers, met in Munich to discuss current crises and conflicts." |
| Munich Security Conference/2016 | 12 February 2016 | 14 February 2016 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 52nd Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2017 | 17 February 2017 | 19 February 2017 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 53rd Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2018 | 12 February 2018 | 14 February 2018 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 54th Munich Security Conference |
| Munich Security Conference/2019 | 15 February 2019 | 17 February 2019 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 55th Munich Security Conference, which included "A Spreading Plague" aimed at "identifying gaps and making recommendations to improve the global system for responding to deliberate, high consequence biological events." |
| Munich Security Conference/2020 | 14 February 2020 | 16 February 2020 | Germany Munich Bavaria | The 56th Munich Security Conference, in 2020, "welcomed an unprecedented number of high-ranking international decision-makers." |
| Munich Security Conference/2022 | 18 February 2022 | 20 February 2022 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Slightly less than 1/3 of the 664 of the participants have pages here |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Five questions for new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer about his UK and US national security establishment links | Article | 5 June 2020 | Matt Kennard | Keir Starmer did not become leader to help Labour win, but to restore establishment control over the party and vanquish the heretics that dared defy its agenda. For the forces he truly represents, the project has been a smashing success. |
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References
- ↑ BBC News Profile: John Scarlett, 26 August 2003, accessed 26 February 2008
- ↑ Hutton Inquiry Hearing Transcripts. Tuesday, 26 August 2003, Morning
- ↑ Statoil hires ‘dodgy’ ex MI6 head - The Foreigner 23 May 2011
