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Kathy Harvey in conversation with Kim Darroch, former British Ambassador to the European Union, National Security Adviser and Ambassador to the United States, about the new disorder and its consequences for governments and businesses.

Lord Darroch is a retired UK civil servant and life peer in the House of Lords. His diplomatic career spanned over 40 years, primarily focusing on national security issues and European policy.

Most recently, Lord Darroch served as the British Ambassador to the United States (2016-2019). Prior to Washington, he was National Security Adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron (2012-2015), and in that role, oversaw issues such as the rise of Daesh in Iraq and Syria, Russian aggression in Ukraine, and the collapse of government authority in Libya. In addition, he worked in senior roles on UK-EU policy and multilateral negotiations, including spells as Permanent Representative to the European Union (2007-2011) and as EU Adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair (2004-2007). Earlier in his career, Lord Darroch worked in a wide range of positions and policy specialties, including Private Secretary to Minister of State for the Middle East, Head of the Adriatic Department during the Dayton Accord negotiations, and as Head of the News Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. In addition to his two ambassadorial postings, Lord Darroch completed tours in Brussels, Rome, and Tokyo. In 1997, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG), and

as a Knight Commander (KCMG) in 2008. In 2019, he was made a life peer in the House of Lords.

He was born in 1954 in the village of South Stanley, County Durham in the North of England. He attended Durham University, where he read Zoology, and joined the Diplomatic Service in 1977. He married his wife, Vanessa, in 1978. They have two adult children, Simon and Georgina.

Kathy Harvey is Associate Dean for Global Networks and Innovation, and a Fellow of Keble College.  

Kathy is responsible for the School’s international strategy and partnerships, taking a lead in ensuring that the School succeeds in its mission to create global impact. She also works across the University and with external stakeholders to strengthen partnerships focused on innovation and is responsible for articulating and developing the School’s global strategy, including academic partnerships with institutions across the world.  

Kathy also takes a lead role in supporting the professional development of women students at Oxford Saïd. In her teaching role she leads the Entrepreneurship Project for the Executive MBA and teaches crisis and stakeholder management on programmes within the Executive Education portfolio. She is also a member of the Oxford Coaching Community, working with senior executives to achieve their professional goals.

Previously Kathy held the position of Associate Dean for the MBA and Executive Degrees, overseeing the design and development of a range of programmes, from executive diplomas to the Executive MBA and MBA. She has also directed the Executive MBA and led the School’s Open Programme Portfolio.

Previously, she worked as a journalist and consultant, coaching senior executives and leading the strategic development of executive programmes for managers across the private and public sectors. She began her career working for the BBC as both a producer and reporter for thirteen years. As a political correspondent, she has interviewed many leading political figures including Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher and Gordon Brown and covered several General Election campaigns. She has also worked as a freelance producer for Channel 4 TV and has written for the Sunday Times, Financial Times and the Independent.

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Kim Darroch & Kathy Harvey in conversation: 'Navigating the chaos: 'Trump, Putin, the rise of populism and the end of the rules-based international order'