Lieutenant-General Sir Graeme Lamb (Retd) – “Courage in the 21st Century”
Lieutenant-General Lamb has served in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Africa, South America, Iraq and Afghanistan.
He is a former British SAS commander and a key figure behind moves to “reintegrate” and “reconcile” former Taliban fighters acting as special adviser to General Stanley McChrystal. Linda Robinson, the author, has credited him for convincing his US colleagues to adopt the principle of “limited war” requiring patience, subtlety and a willingness to accept Iraqis’ own proclivities.
He was appointed Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force-Iraq in 2006, and Senior British Military Representative (Iraq). In relation to this role, he gave evidence to the Iraq Inquiry in 2009 and spoke of the shortcomings of the Coalition Provisional Authority.
He became Commander Field Army in 2007 and in 2009 was appointed an Officer in Legion of Merit of the United States for his service in Iraq. Lamb stepped down as Commander Field Army in July 2009, joined General Stanley McChrystal’s team, and headed to Afghanistan In 2009.
He has enjoyed operational command from 2nd Lieutenant and retired after 38 years of active service in November 2009.
