Peter Olaf Gooderham

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(born 29 July 1954) is a British diplomat, serving as International Director at the

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. He completed a BA in Politics and Economics at

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in 1975. After a brief period of working as a management trainee, Gooderham spent the period 1976–78 completing a

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in Modern History at

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. From 2004 to 2007 he was the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Director of the Middle East and North Africa Directorate, based in London. In that role he provided information to the

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Select Committee on International Development on the work of the

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and

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. Gooderham was the United Kingdom's Permanent Representative to the

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and other international organisations at

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2008–12. He attracted news attention for walking out, with delegates from at least 30 countries, in protest at Iranian President

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ( fa, محمود احمدی‌نژاد, Mahmūd Ahmadīnežād ), born Mahmoud Sabbaghian ( fa, محمود صباغیان, Mahmoud Sabbāghyān, 28 October 1956),

's speech during the 2009 Durban Review Conference.Walkout at Iran leader's speech
BBC News, 20 April 2009

References

GOODERHAM, Peter Olaf
''Who's Who 2013'', A & C Black, 2013; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012, accessed 9 April 2013 Place of birth missing (living people) 1954 births Living people Alumni of Newcastle University Alumni of the University of Bristol British diplomats Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George {{UK-diplomat-stub