Curzon Appointed Viceroy of the Persian Gulf!

Posted on 11/17/2009 by Curzon

Dearest Readers,

You may have noticed that I have been posting less frequently for the past few weeks. This is primarily due to the fact that I have been busy preparing to relocate my established residence from the Far East to the southern coast of the Persian Gulf. This is an exciting new journey in my life, and in my career in the service of Her Majesty in governing our beloved Empire, in an exciting region that my learned colleague labeled the “Middle East.”

Curzon in the ME

I will be a guest of the United Arab Emirates, which will serve as my base of operations, but the scope of my assignment will cover the entire region. At minimum I expect to travel to Oman, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. It is also possible that I may also travel to places such as Yemen, Egypt, Jordan, and Iran — and maybe even Iraq!

As Younghusband will continue at his post in Japan while Chirol and Munro-Ferguson remain in North America, my assignment in the Middle East means that the sun will never set on ComingAnarchy.com (which, of course, we’ve done before). I hope this means that we will be posting even more regularly, and I look forward to sending dispatches from the region in the coming months, once I have safely completed my move.

About Curzon

Lord George Nathaniel Curzon (1859 - 1925) entered the British House of Commons as a Conservative MP in 1886, where he served as undersecretary of India and Foreign Affairs. He was appointed Viceroy of India at the turn of the 20th century where he delineated the North West Frontier Province, ordered a military expedition to Tibet, and unsuccessfully tried to partition the province of Bengal during his six-year tenure. Curzon served as Leader of the House of Lords in Prime Minister Lloyd George's War Cabinet and became Foreign Secretary in January 1919, where his most famous act was the drawing of the Curzon Line between a new Polish state and Russia. His publications include Russia in Central Asia (1889) and Persia and the Persian Question (1892). In real life, "Curzon" is a US citizen from the East Coast who has been a financial analyst, freelance translator, and university professor; he is currently on assignment in Tokyo.
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20 Responses to Curzon Appointed Viceroy of the Persian Gulf!

  1. Chief Wiggum says:
    11/17/2009 at 2:45 pm

    Curzon, if you don’t mind saying, what will you be doing there aside from your viceregal duties? How long do you expect to be there?

  2. Admiral says:
    11/17/2009 at 5:40 pm

    LOL, congratulations. This is very exciting! When you need Starfleet, be sure to look to the north.

  3. Felix says:
    11/17/2009 at 6:51 pm

    Congrats!

    I, for one, welcome our new colonial overlords.

  4. tdaxp says:
    11/17/2009 at 8:32 pm

    Congratulations… though of course, our beloved Continental Army will soon liberate these poor Subjects of a cruel & distant Crown…

  5. Curzon says:
    11/17/2009 at 9:14 pm

    Chief: governor general. It’s not an easy job to swing, but it’s a great job if you can get it.

  7. Curzon says:
    11/18/2009 at 2:08 am

    Oh, and Chief, the assignment is initially for a year or two… but you never really know how long these types of missions will last.

  8. Ahsan says:
    11/18/2009 at 3:53 am

    Welcome to Dubai/UAE ;)

  9. Lexington Green says:
    11/18/2009 at 4:27 am

    Most excellent.

    This book may provide you with good background:

    http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=26156

  10. Sejo says:
    11/18/2009 at 8:17 am

    Congratulations and the best of luck, Curzon.

  11. spandrell says:
    11/18/2009 at 11:38 am

    how did Mrs. Curzon take it?

  12. Curzon says:
    11/18/2009 at 6:51 pm

    LADY Curzon is either excited or a good actress.

  14. Roy Berman says:
    11/19/2009 at 3:38 am

    Never seen a picture of the historical Lady Curzon before. Actually pretty good looking… if accurate.

  15. Lexington Green says:
    11/19/2009 at 3:59 am

    The original Lady Curzon was considered a great beauty in her day.

    No doubt she is surpassed by the current Lady Curzon, of course.

  16. Jonathan Fulton says:
    11/19/2009 at 4:46 am

    Welcome to the UAE. I’ve been here for 3 years and find it’s a great place to live.

  17. spandrell says:
    11/19/2009 at 10:45 am

    oh, my apologies.
    Just watch out the Lady doesn’t convert to Islam.

  18. Roy Berman says:
    11/19/2009 at 5:56 pm

    Since they maintain the Ottoman era system of requiring every resident to register their religion, is religious conversion even legally possible?

  19. M-Bone says:
    11/20/2009 at 12:06 am

    Curzon, when they make you register your religion, you should put down “Kaplanite Realist”.

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