Williams, Alan Lee

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WILLIAMS, Alan Lee

WILLIAMS, Alan Lee. British, b. 1930. Genres: Military/Defense/Arms control, Politics/Government. Career: Labour M.P. (U.K.) for Hornchurch, Essex, 1966-79; Leader of H.M. Government Delegation to 24th General Assembly of the UN, 1969; Deputy Director of the European Movement, 1970- 72; British Atlantic Committee, Director, 1972-74; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Defence, 1974-79; Transport on Water, Chairman, 1974-; Secretary of State for Defence, 1974-76, PPS to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1976-79; CSIS European Working Group (Washington, DC), Chairman, 1974-; English-Speaking Union, Director- General, 1979-86; Toynbee Hall, London, Warden and Chief Executive, 1987-92; Atlantic Council, Director, 1992-. University of London, Queen Mary, Politics Dept, visiting professor, 2003-. Atlantic Treaty Association, President, 2000-03. Publications: A Book of Radical Essays, 1966; Europe or the Open Sea, 1970; Crisis in European Defence, 1974; The European Defence Initiative: Europe's Bid for Equality, 1985; Labour's Decline and the Social Democrats' Fall, 1989; Islamic Resurgence, 1991; International Terrorism, 1996; European Foreign and Security Policy, 1996; WEU Challenge for NATO, 1996; Strategy for Security in the Future, 1999; Does NATO Have a Future?, 2002.

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