Sir David Elliott Spiby Blatherwick, KCMG OBE (born 13 July 1941), is a British retired diplomat.
After joining the Foreign Office in 1964 he served in a number of diplomatic posts in Kuwait, Ireland, Egypt and at the United Nations in New York.
[8] Documents related to the hunger strike, including Blatherwick's advice note, were released by the British Government in 2012 and published on the Conflict Archive on the Internet website.
[10] He was appointed counsellor and Head of Chancery at the UK mission to the United Nations in New York and served there from June 1986 to 1989.
[16] His knowledge of Irish affairs led to his appointment in January 2003 as the British Joint Chairman of Anglo-Irish Encounter, a non-governmental organisation established in 1983 which is mainly concerned with cultural and social issues between the two countries.
[22] In April 2004 Blatherwick was one of 52 former British diplomats to sign a letter criticising Tony Blair for his policies on the Middle East.
[23][24] A week later several of the signatories, including Blatherwick, were criticised by The Sunday Telegraph for not disclosing their business links to the region.