4 6 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Political ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁Office , ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁British ▁J oint ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Irish ▁Inter g overn ment al ▁Conference . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁conflict ▁resolution ▁and ▁political ▁development ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁Sri ▁L anka , ▁Kos ovo , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁T anz ania , ▁Ira q , ▁Leb anon , ▁Cam ero on ▁and ▁Colombia ▁. ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁team ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁Minister ▁and ▁diss ident ▁republic an ▁prisoners ▁in ▁Mag hab er ry ▁Pr ison . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Ver ification ▁Commission ▁in ▁the ▁Bas que ▁Country ▁that ▁monitor ed ▁the ▁permanent ▁ce ase fire ▁declared ▁by ▁E TA ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁Commission ’ s ▁work ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁when ▁it ▁o vers aw ▁E TA ’ s ▁final ▁act ▁of ▁de comm ission ing ▁its ▁weapons ▁and ▁explos ive . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Forum ▁for ▁C ities ▁in ▁Trans ition ▁( B elf ast ) ▁Ltd , ▁and ▁a ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁and ▁Peace ▁Building . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Bra cken ber ▁House ▁School , ▁the ▁Royal ▁B elf ast ▁Academ ical