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  • WHITTING, Ian Robert, OBE, (b. 1953)

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    Joined FCO, 1972; Attaché, Moscow, 1975–76; Third Secretary, Tunis, 1976–79; Third Secretary, Cairo, 1979; Press Attaché, Athens, 1980–83; Eastern European and Soviet Department, FCO, 1983–85; Second Secretary, Moscow, 1985–88; Southern Africa Department, FCO, 1988–90 and joint organiser, NATO Summit, 1990; First Secretary, Dublin, 1990–94; Deputy Head of Mission, Abidjan, 1994–97; Conference media coordinator, Information Department,…

  • 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

  • BOWDEN, James Nicholas Geoffrey, CMG OBE MVO (b. 1960)

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    Served Army, 1979–86; entered HM Diplomatic Service, 1986; 2nd Secretary, Republic of Ireland Department, FCO, 1986–88; Arabic language training, SOAS and Cairo, 1988-90; Deputy then Acting Consul General, Aden, 1990–91; 2nd Secretary, Khartoum, 1991–93; Head of Political Section, UN Department, FCO, 1993–96; 1st Secretary, Washington, 1996–99; 1st Secretary, Riyadh, 1999–2000; GCHQ, 2000-03, and Deputy Head, Afghanistan…

  • HAY-CAMPBELL, (Thomas) Ian, LVO (b. 1945)

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    After a spell as a radio journalist at NZBC, Wellington, 1969–72, Hay-Campbell moved to Britain and worked as a radio producer, then subsequently an Editor, at the BBC World Service, 1972–84. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1984, and his diplomatic career then included: First Secretary, FCO, 1984–87; Deputy Head of Mission, Kinshasa,1987–90;…

  • LYALL GRANT, Sheila (b. 1960)

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    Sheila Lyall Grant joined the Diplomatic Service in 1980 and her career included: Western European Department, FCO, 1980-82; Immigration Registry, then Consulate, Islamabad, 1982-85; Protocol Directorate, FCO, 1985-90; Vice-Consul, Paris, 1990-93; MPs’ Letters Section, FCO, 1993-96; Consul, Pretoria,1996-98; Equal Opportunities Officer, Personnel Policy Department, FCO, 1998-2001; Visits Officer, Protocol Directorate, FCO, 2001-03; Special Unpaid Leave,…

  • 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,…

  • CHRISTOPHER, Sir (Duncan) Robin, KBE CMG (b. 1944)

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    Christopher joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1970 and his diplomatic career included: Second, then First, Secretary, New Delhi, 1972; First Secretary, FCO, 1976; Deputy Head of Mission, Lusaka, 1980; FCO, 1983; on secondment to Cabinet Office, 1985; Counsellor: Madrid, 1987; FCO, 1991; Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1994–97; Ambassador to Indonesia, 1997–2000; Ambassador to Argentina,…

  • EAST, Kenneth Arthur, CMG (1921-2014)

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    After serving in the Armed Forces, 1942-46, East’s career included: India Office/Commonwealth Relations Office, 1946-50; Assistant Private Secretary to Secretary of State; First Secretary: Ottawa, 1950-53; Colombo, 1956-60; Head of East and General Africa Department, CRO, 1961-63; Head of Personnel Department, CRO, 1963-64; Counsellor, Diplomatic Service Administration, 1965; Counsellor and Head of Chancery, Oslo, 1965-70; Minister,…

  • YOUNG, Sir John Robertson (Sir Rob), GCMG (b. 1945)

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    Entered Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1967; MECAS, Lebanon, 1968; Third Secretary, Cairo, 1970; Second Secretary, FCO, 1972; Private Secretary to Minister of State, 1975; First Secretary, Paris, 1977; Assistant Head, Western European Department, FCO, 1982; Counsellor, Damascus, 1984; Head of Middle East Department, FCO, 1987; Minister, Paris, 1991; Deputy Under-Secretary of State, 1994–98, and Chief…

  • YOUNG, Elisabeth Ann, MBE (b. c 1945)

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    Married Thomas Young in 1971, and accompanied him to the following postings: Ankara, 1969-71; Madrid, 1972-76; Head of Chancery, Ankara, 1979-80; Deputy Director of Trade Development, New York, 1981; First Secretary, Washington, 1981-84; Assistant Head, Nuclear Energy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1984-86; Deputy High Commissioner, Accra, 1987-90; Director of Trade Promotion, British High Commission,…