David Wright

David Wright     ( diplomat,  banker)
Born	16 June 1944
Nationality	UK
Alma mater	•  Wolverhampton Grammar School •  Cambridge University/Peterhouse
UK diplomat and banker. Vice Chairman of Barclays when he attended the 2011 Bilderberg meeting.  British Ambassador to Japan In office 1996 - 1999  British Ambassador to South Korea In office 1990 - 1994

Not to be confused with David Wright (Canadian)

Sir David John Wright is a UK diplomat and bankster. He was Vice Chairman of Barclays when he attended the 2011 Bilderberg meeting.

Education

Wright attended Wolverhampton Grammar School, and at Peterhouse, Cambridge.

career

He joined the Foreign Office in 1966 and was posted as Third Secretary, later Second Secretary, to Tokyo. He returned to the FCO in 1972 and was promoted in London to First Secretary before attending the École nationale d'administration in Paris in 1975. From 1976 to 1980 he was posted as First Secretary to the Paris Embassy. He was seconded to be Private Secretary to the Secretary of the Cabinet (1980–1982), as a Grade 7 civil servant. From 1982 to 1985 he was Counsellor (Economic) in Tokyo.

Returning again to the FCO, he was Head of the Personnel Services Department from 1985 to 1988. From there he was seconded to be Deputy Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales (1988–1990).

Wright was appointed Ambassador to South Korea in 1990 and four years later returned to London as Deputy Under Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. From 1996 to 1999 he was appointed Ambassador to Japan, a post which he left to become Chief Executive of British Trade International, which promotes British exports and inward investment. He retired in 2002.

Later activities

After retiring from diplomacy, Wright joined Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of the Barclays group. He became Vice Chairman in January 2011, where he was responsible for banking client relations in Asia-Pacific and Barclays links with UK government and other public entities. He was also vice-president of the China-Britain Business Council, a member of the International Advisory Board of All Nippon Airways, and a Governor of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He was chair at the Korean British Business Council.

As of 2014, he was the Chairman of the Governing Body of the Perse School, Cambridge.

As of December 2017, Wright is chairman of the board at Skarbek Associates.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/2013	6 June 2013	9 June 2013	Watford UK	The 2013 Bilderberg group meeting.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2004	21 January 2004	25 January 2004	Switzerland WEF	2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2011	26 January 2011	30 January 2011	Switzerland WEF	2228 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2012	25 January 2012	29 January 2012	Switzerland WEF	2113 guests in Davos
WEF/Annual Meeting/2013	23 January 2013	27 January 2013	Switzerland WEF	2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2014	22 January 2014	25 January 2014	Switzerland WEF	2603 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"

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