Robert Francis Cornish[1] CMG LVO (Chinese: 鄺富劭; born 18 May 1942[citation needed]) is a British former diplomat who previously served as the Foreign Office spokesman for Douglas Hurd,[2] Senior Trade Commissioner to Hong Kong (until 1997),[3] Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macao (July to November 1997), head of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's news department, and Ambassador to Israel (1998 to 2001).

[2] Cornish was born on 18 May 1942 in England, Britain and educated at the Charterhouse and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

In 1960, he began service with the British Army and was commissioned into the 14th/20th King's Hussars in 1962,[4] and later joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (ECO) in 1968.

He would vacate the colonial mansion where British officials have managed Brunei's affairs as a sign of independence.

In 1978 during the Queen's state visit to West Germany, he was appointed as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO).