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  • SEGAR, Christopher, CMG (b. 1950)

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    VSO, Cameroun, 1969; joined Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1973; MECAS, 1974–76; Third, later Second Secretary, Dubai, 1976–79; FCO, 1979–84; Head of Chancery and Consul, Luanda, 1984–87; UK Delegation to OECD, Paris, 1987–90; Deputy Head of Mission and Consul General, Baghdad, 1990–91; on secondment to MoD, 1991–94; Commercial Counsellor: Riyadh, 1994–97; Peking, 1997–2001; Head of Aviation,…

  • GOMERSALL, Sir Stephen John, KCMG (b. 1948)

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    Entered HM Diplomatic Service, 1970; Tokyo, 1972–77; Rhodesia Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1977–79; Private Secretary to Lord Privy Seal, 1979–82; Washington, 1982–85; Economic Counsellor, Tokyo, 1986–90; Head of Security Policy Department, FCO, 1990–94; Deputy Permanent Representative, UK Mission to UN, 1994–98; Director, International Security, FCO, 1998–99; Ambassador to Japan, 1999–2004. Interviewed 2023. Sir Stephen…

  • BARRIE, (Charles) David Ogilvy, CBE (b. 1953)

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    HM Diplomatic Service, 1975; Central and Southern Africa Department, FCO, 1975–76; Dublin, 1976–80; seconded to Cabinet Office Assessments Staff, 1980–81; North America Department, FCO, 1982–83; Republic of Ireland Department, FCO, 1983-87; transferred to Cabinet Office, 1988; seconded to Japan Festival 1991, as Executive Director, 1989–92; resigned from Cabinet Office, 1992. David Barrie

  • URE, Sir John Burns, KCMG LVO (1931-2023)

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    Joined Foreign Service, 1956; 3rd Secretary and Private Secretary to Ambassador, Moscow, 1957–59; Resident Clerk, FO, 1960–61; 2nd Secretary, Leopoldville, 1962–63; FO, 1964–66; 1st Secretary (Commercial), Santiago, 1967–70; FCO, 1971–72; Counsellor, and intermittently Chargé d’Affaires, Lisbon, 1972–77; Head of South America Department, FCO, 1977–79; Ambassador to Cuba, 1979–81; Assistant Under-Secretary of State for the Americas,…

  • WESTON, Sir Philip John, KCMG (b. 1938)

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    Diplomat. Served with Royal Marines, 1956-58. Entered Diplomatic Service, 1962; FO, 1962-63; Treasury Centre for Administrative Studies, 1964; Chinese Language student, Hong Kong, 1964-66; Peking, 1967-68; Foreign Office, 1969-71; Office of UK Permanent Representative to EEC, 1972-74; Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary (James Callaghan, Anthony Crosland), 1974-76; Counsellor, Head of EEC Presidency Secretariat, Foreign…

  • WADE-GERY, Sir Robert Lucian, KCMG (1929-2015)

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    Diplomat. Joined HM Foreign (now Diplomatic) Service, 1951; FO (Economic Relations Department), 1951-54; Bonn, 1954-57; FO (Private Secretary to Permanent Under-Secretary, later Southern Department), 1957-60; Tel Aviv, 1961-64; FO (Planning Staff), 1964-67; Saigon, 1967-68; Cabinet Office (Secretary to Duncan Committee), 1968-69; Counsellor 1969; on loan to Bank of England, 1969; Head of Financial Policy and…

  • SUMMERHAYES, David Michael, CMG (1922-2008)

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    Diplomat. Served War of 1939-45 in Royal Artillery (Captain), North Africa and Italy. 3rd Secretary, Foreign Office, 1948; Baghdad, 1949; Brussels, 1950-53; 2nd Secretary, FO, 1953-56; 1st Secretary (Commercial), The Hague, 1956-59; 1st Secretary and Consul, Reykjavik, 1959-61; FO, 1961-65; Consul-General and Counsellor, Buenos Aires, 1965-70; Head of Arms Control and Disarmament Department, Foreign and…

  • RICHARDS, Sir Francis Neville, KCMG CVO DL (b. 1945)

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    Royal Green Jackets, 1967-69; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1969; Moscow, 1971; UK Delegation to MBFR (Mutual and Balanced Force Reduction) negotiations, Vienna, 1973; FCO, 1976-85 (Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary, 1981-82); Economic and Commercial Counsellor, New Delhi, 1985-88; FCO, 1988-90 (Head, South Asian Department); High Commissioner, Namibia, 1990-92; Minister, Moscow, 1992-95; Director (Europe), FCO,…

  • PARSONS, Sir Richard, KCMG (1928-2016)

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    Diplomat. Foreign Office, 1951-53; 3rd Secretary, Washington, 1953-56; 2nd Secretary, Vientiane, 1956-58; FO, 1958-60; 1st Secretary, Buenos Aires, 1960-63; FO, 1963-65; 1st Secretary, Ankara, 1965-67; FO, 1967-69; Counsellor, Lagos, 1969-72; Head of Personnel Operations Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1972-76; Ambassador to Hungary, 1976-79; Ambassador to Spain, 1980-84; Ambassador to Sweden, 1984-87.Interviewed 2005.

  • PALLISER, Sir Michael, GCMG PC (1922-2012)

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    Diplomat. Entered HM Diplomatic Service, 1947; South East Asia Department, Foreign Office, 1947-49; Athens, 1949-51; Second Secretary, 1950; Foreign Office: German Finance Department, 1951-52; Central Department, 1952-54; Private Secretary to Permanent Under-Secretary, 1954-56; First Secretary, 1955; Paris, 1956-60; Head of Chancery, Dakar, 1960-62 (Chargé d’Affaires in 1960, 1961 and 1962); Counsellor, and seconded to Imperial…