Special Representative for International Trade and Investment
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The Special Representative for International Trade and Investment is a member of the British Royal Family
who represents the Sovereign for UK Trade & Investment
which reports jointly to the Foreign Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
– his role involves representing the United Kingdom at numerous trade fairs and conferences the world over, such as the Davos
World Economic Forum
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There is no salary associated with the position.
The Duke of Kent
had been Vice-Chairman of the British Overseas Trade Board, and later Vice-President of British Trade International and then International Trade and Investment from 1976.
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The Duke of York
, took over from The Duke of Kent in this role in 2001, and continued until July 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14235330
British Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
who represents the Sovereign for UK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment
UK Trade & Investment is a UK Government department working with businesses based in the United Kingdom to ensure their success in international markets, and encourage the best overseas companies to look to the UK as their global partner of choice ....
which reports jointly to the Foreign Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is a ministerial department of the United Kingdom Government created on 5 June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform .-Ministers:The BIS...
– his role involves representing the United Kingdom at numerous trade fairs and conferences the world over, such as the Davos
Davos
Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum is a Swiss non-profit foundation, based in Cologny, Geneva, best known for its annual meeting in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland....
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There is no salary associated with the position.
Previous Representatives
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Royal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses...
The Duke of Kent
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
The Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63...
had been Vice-Chairman of the British Overseas Trade Board, and later Vice-President of British Trade International and then International Trade and Investment from 1976.
HRH
Royal Highness
Royal Highness is a style ; plural Royal Highnesses...
The Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
, took over from The Duke of Kent in this role in 2001, and continued until July 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14235330