Peter Ricketts

Type: Person

Name: Peter Ricketts

Title: Permanent Under-Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service

Organization: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Date of Birth: 30/09/1952

Nationality: United Kingdom

Fact Sheet: Biography for Peter Ricketts

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

AFRICAN NEWS EXPLAINED: Somalia conference opens in London amid signs of hope

Reuters/Feisal OmarThe governments of the UK and Somalia are hosting an international conference today in London. The conference aims to garner support for the government of Somalia. Mogadishu is still fighting the Shebab, the radical Islamist group with ... [Published Radio France Internationale - May 07 2013]

Entities: Somalia, London, Peter Ricketts

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 3 reports

FCO/MOD: Defence Cooperation – UK Welcomes France’s Defence White Paper

UK Foreign and Defence Secretaries welcomed France’s Defence White Paper, which sets out its vision for French Armed Forces.In response to France’s Defence White Paper (Livre Blanc) announcement yesterday, the Foreign Secretary William Hague and the Defence ... [Published PoliticsHome - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: white Paper, France, United Kingdom, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 20 2013 - 1 reports

UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Wrexham: Family of North Wales teenager hurt in French Alps bus crash thank public

THE family of a ?bubbly? teenager seriously hurt in a bus crash in the French Alps has thanked people for their support.Catrin Pugh, 19, from Rossett, was on a coach with more than 50 people when it crashed and burst into flames near Alpe d?Huez on Tuesday. ... [Published North Wales Daily Post - Apr 20 2013]

Entities: Wrexham, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, champagne, Peter Ricketts

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

North Wales News: Wrexham teenager seriously hurt in French Alps coach crash

A WREXHAM teenager is believed to have been seriously injured with two other casualties in a France Alps coach crash which claimed the life of one man.More than 50 people were on the coach when it crashed and burst into flames near Alpe d?Huez on Tuesday. ... [Published North Wales Daily Post - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Wrexham, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Peter Ricketts, France, Casualty

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

Coach driver died 'a hero'

A COACH driver who died in a terrifying fireball smash in the French Alps has been hailed a hero for saving the lives of his 50 passengers.Maurice Wrightson, 64, who worked for Classic Coaches, based at Annfield Plain, near Stanley, in County Durham, ... [Published Northern Echo - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Grenoble (France), Peter Ricketts, Peter Cooper

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 8 reports

Alps bus crash: 'Driver's courage saved lives'

A coach driver killed when his vehicle crashed into a cliff near the Alpe d'Huez ski resort has been praised for his "remarkable courage" which "saved many lives." Four of the coach's passengers - British seasonal workers - were left seriously injure ... [Published The Local France - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Frédéric Cuvillier, Peter Ricketts, Grenoble (France), Stuart Adamson

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 1 reports

Peter Ricketts

UK ambassador: 'Alps crash victims look well'

The British ambassador to France has visited the hospital where 29 passengers hurt in the Alps coach crash have been taken.Peter Ricketts, accompanied by the French transport minister and the UK Consular team, has said "they look well" and are being taken ... [Published itv.com - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, Peter Ricketts, Transportation

First reported Jan 29 2013 - Updated Jan 29 2013 - 1 reports

Britain offers France more military assistance for Mali operation

PARIS, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Britain has offered French troops more military aid to help in the operation against Mali's Islamist rebels in the former French colony, Britain's top diplomat to France said Tuesday."France was right to act quickly. We know ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Jan 29 2013]

Entities: Mali, France, United Kingdom, Military/Armed Forces

First reported Jan 25 2013 - Updated Jan 25 2013 - 1 reports

THE INTERVIEW: Sir Peter Ricketts, British Ambassador to France

Prime Minister David Cameron believes the British people must "have their say" on Europe. He is promising an in-out referendum on Britain in Europe by the end of 2017, provided the Conservatives win the next election. Marc Perelman discusses this issue ... [Published France24 - World - Jan 25 2013]

Entities: Peter Ricketts, France, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), David Cameron, Hostage

Quotes

British Amabassador to France Peter Ricketts said: "we have met young people who are obviously very shocked"

Hero coach driver saved lives of Brighton ski company workers [Published Brighton & Hove Argus - Apr 17 2013]

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Wrexham: Family of North Wales teenager hurt in... [Published North Wales Daily Post - Apr 20 2013]
North Wales News: Wrexham teenager seriously hu... [Published North Wales Daily Post - Apr 19 2013]
Coach driver died 'a hero' [Published Northern Echo - Apr 17 2013]
Hero coach driver saved lives of Brighton ski c... [Published Brighton & Hove Argus - Apr 17 2013]
Alps bus crash: 'Driver's courage saved lives' [Published The Local France - Apr 17 2013]
Today's News: North East driver killed in Frenc... [Published The Journal - Apr 17 2013]
French Alps coach crash inferno: Driver dead bu... [Published Mirror.co.uk - Apr 17 2013]
UK ambassador: 'Alps crash victims look well' [Published itv.com - Apr 16 2013]
Alps crash: Driver killed as coach full of Brit... [Published Mirror.co.uk - Apr 16 2013]
French Alps bus crash: Recap live updates as on... [Published Mirror.co.uk - Apr 16 2013]
British driver dead as coach carrying ski seaso... [Published Telegraph - Apr 16 2013]
French Alps coach crash: British holidaymaker k... [Published The Independent - Apr 16 2013]
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THE INTERVIEW: Sir Peter Ricketts, British Amba... [Published France24 - World - Jan 25 2013]
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Biography for Peter Ricketts [Published Able2Act - Dec 20 2007]
Fact Sheet for UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office [Published Able2Act - Dec 20 2007]

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News story: Defence Cooperation – UK Welcomes F... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - Apr 30 2013] In response to France’s Defence White Paper (Livre Blanc) announcement yesterday, the Foreign Secretary William Hague and the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said: The British Government welcomes the publication by France of its Defence White Paper, ...
30 November 2011 - Key Address - National Secur... [Published IISS Recent Key Addresses - Dec 05 2011] The National Security Council (NSC) was established in the United Kingdom following the last general election. It is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the UKs National Security Strategy and the decisions of the wide-ranging Strategic Defence ...

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