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  • GORE-BOOTH, Hon Sir David Alwyn, KCMG KCVO (1943-2004)

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    Diplomat. Entered Foreign Office, 1964; Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, 1964; Third Secretary, Baghdad, 1966; Third, later Second Secretary, Lusaka, 1967; FCO, 1969; Second Secretary, Tripoli, 1969; FCO, 1971; First Secretary, UK Permanent Representation to European Communities, Brussels, 1974; Assistant Head of Financial Relations Department, FCO, 1978; Counsellor, Jedda, 1980; Counsellor and Head of…

  • GOODENOUGH, Sir Anthony, KCMG (b. 1941)

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    Voluntary Service Overseas, Sarawak, 1963–64; Foreign Office, S E Asia Department, 1964-65; Foreign Office, Permanent Under-Secretary’s Department, 1965-67; Second Secretary, Athens, 1967-71; Private Secretary to Parliamentary Under Secretary, 1971, and Minister of State, FCO, 1972; First Secretary (Economic), Paris, 1974-77; Assistant, FCO Maritime, Aviation and Environment Department, 1977-78; Assistant, FCO European Integration Department (Internal) 1978-80;…

  • GLADSTONE, David, CMG (b. 1935)

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    National Service, 1954-56; Oxford University, 1956-59; Annan, Dexter and Company (Chartered Accountants), 1959-60; Foreign Office, 1960; MECAS, Lebanon, 1960-62; Bahrain, 1962-63; Foreign Office (working on atomic energy), 1963-65; Bonn, 1965-69; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1969-72; Cairo, 1972-75; British Military Government, Berlin, 1976-79; Head of Western European Department, FCO, 1979-82; Consul-General, Marseilles, 1983-87; High Commissioner, Colombo,…

  • FYJIS-WALKER, Richard, CMG CVO (1927-2013)

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    Army (KRRC), 1945–48. Joined Foreign (subsequently Diplomatic) Service, 1955; served: Amman, 1956; Foreign Office, 1957–61; Paris, 1961–63; Cairo, 1963–65; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1966–71; Counsellor, 1970; Ankara, 1971–74; Counsellor (Information), Washington, 1974–78; Counsellor, UK Mission to UN, New York, 1978–79; Ambassador to the Sudan, 1979–84; Ambassador to Pakistan, 1984–87.Interviewed 2013 (and interview completed by Gabrielle…

  • FULLERTON, William Hugh, CMG (b. 1939)

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    Shell International Petroleum Company in Uganda, 1963-65; joined Foreign Office, 1965; MECAS, Shemlan, Lebanon, 1965-66; Information Officer, Jeddah, 1966-67; UK Mission to United Nations, New York, 1967; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1968-70; Head of Chancery, Kingston, Jamaica (also accredited to Haiti), 1970-73; Ankara, 1973-77; FCO, 1977-80; Counsellor (Economic and Commercial), 1980-83 and Consul-General, 1981-83, Islamabad;…

  • FRASER, Sir Simon James, GCMG (b. 1958)

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    Joined Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1979; Second Secretary, Baghdad, 1982–84; Second Secretary, Damascus, 1984–86; First Secretary, FCO, 1986–88; Private Secretary to Minister of State, FCO, 1989–90; Policy Planning Staff, FCO, 1991–92; Assistant Head, Non-Proliferation and Defence Department, FCO, 1992-93; First Secretary, Financial and Economic Affairs, Paris, 1994-96; Deputy Chef de Cabinet of Vice-President of EC,…

  • FENN, Sir Nicholas, GCMG (1936-2016)

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    Diplomat. Third Secretary, British Embassy, Rangoon, 1959-63; Assistant Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1963-67; First Secretary, British Interests Section, Swiss Embassy, Algiers, 1967-69; First Secretary (Public Relations), UK Mission to United Nations, New York, 1969-72; Deputy Head, Energy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1972-75; Counsellor, Peking, 1975-77; Head of…

  • FEAN, Sir (Thomas) Vincent, KCVO (b. 1952)

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    Joined Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1975: West Africa Department, FCO, 1975-76; Second Secretary, Baghdad, 1978; First Secretary, Damascus, 1979-82; Western European Department, FCO (Berlin and GDR issues), 1982-84; European Community Department (Internal), FCO, 1984-85; UK Rep to EU, Brussels, 1985-89; Personnel Operations/Management Department, FCO, 1989-92; Counsellor, Press and Public Affairs, Paris, 1992-96; Head, Counter-Terrorism Policy…

  • FAIRWEATHER, Sir Patrick Stanislaus, KCMG (b. 1936)

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    National Service in Royal Marines and Parachute Regiment, 1955-57. Entered Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1965; 2nd Secretary, Rome, 1966-69; FCO, 1969-70; 1st Secretary (Economic), Paris, 1970-73; FCO, 1973-75; 1st Secretary and Head of Chancery, Vientiane, 1975-76; 1st Secretary, UK Representation to EEC, Brussels, 1976-78; Counsellor (Economic and Commercial), Athens, 1978-83; Head of European Community Department…

  • ELDON, Sir Stewart, KCMG OBE (b. 1953)

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    Joined Diplomatic Service, 1976; UK Mission to UN, New York, 1976-77; United Nations Department, FCO 1977; 3rd, later 2nd Secretary, Bonn, 1978-82; 1st Secretary, Republic of Ireland Department, FCO, 1982-83; Private Secretary to Minister of State (Baroness Young), 1983-86; 1st Secretary, UK Mission to UN, New York, 1986-90; Assistant Head, Middle East Dept, FCO (also…