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  • ARTHUR, Sir Michael Anthony, KCMG (b. 1950)

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    Arthur entered the Diplomatic Service in 1972, and his diplomatic career included: UK Mission to United Nations, New York, 1972; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1973-74; 3rd, later 2nd Secretary, UK Permanent Representation to EU, 1974–76; 2nd Secretary, Kinshasa, 1976–78; European Community Department (Internal), FCO, 1978–81; Private Secretary to Lord Privy Seal, 1981; Private Secretary to…

  • RANKIN, John James CMG (b. 1957)

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    Solicitor and Member, Law Society of Scotland. Lecturer in Public Law, University of Aberdeen, 1984–88; Assistant, then Senior Assistant Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1988–90; Legal Adviser, UKMIS and UKDIS, Geneva, 1991–94; Legal Counsellor, FCO, 1995; Deputy Head, OSCE Department, 1996–98; Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Dublin, 1999–2003; Consul General, Boston, 2003–07; Director,…

  • COLLECOTT, Peter, CMG (b. 1950)

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    Royal Society Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics, Munich, 1976–77; joined Diplomatic Service, 1977: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1977–78; MECAS, Lebanon, later London, 1978–80; 1st Secretary: (Political), Khartoum, 1980–82; (Economic), Commercial, Agriculture), Canberra, 1982–86; Head, Iran/Iraq Section, Middle East Department, FCO, 1986–88; Assistant Head, EC Department (External), FCO, 1988–89; Counsellor, Head of Chancery…

  • BROWN, Sir Stephen, KCVO (b. 1945)

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    Arms Control and Disarmament Department, FCO, 1976–77; 1st Secretary, Nicosia, 1977–80; 1st Secretary (Commercial), Paris, 1980–85; Mexico, Central America and Cuba Department, then Information Department, FCO, 1985–89; Department of Trade and Industry, 1989; Consul-General, Melbourne, 1989–94; Commercial Counsellor and Director of Trade Promotion, Beijing, 1994–97; Ambassador, Republic of Korea, 1997–2000; High Commissioner, Singapore, 2001–02; Chief…

  • MARSH, Derek Richard, CVO (b. 1946)

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    Civil servant and diplomat.  Ministry of Defence, Assistant Principal, 1968–72; Assistant Private Secretary to Minister of State for Defence, 1973–74; Ministry of Defence, Principal, 1974–78; NATO Defense College, Rome, 1974; Administrative Secretary, Sovereign Base Areas, Cyprus, 1978–81; Ministry of Defence, Assistant Secretary, 1982–86; Royal College of Defence Studies, 1987; Department of Trade and Industry, Head…

  • KEEFE, Denis, CBE (b. 1958)

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    Joined HM Diplomatic Service, 1982; FCO, 1982–84; Second Secretary, Prague, 1984–88; First Secretary: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1988–92; Nairobi, 1992–95; Deputy Head, South Asian Department, FCO, 1996–97; Head, Asia-Europe Meeting Unit, 1997–98; Deputy Head of Mission, Prague, 1998–2002; on secondment as Counter Terrorism Strategy Team Leader, Cabinet Office, 2002–03; Head, China Hong Kong Department, 2003–04,…

  • 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…

  • STAGG, Sir (Charles) Richard, KCMG (b. 1955)

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    Joined Diplomatic Service, 1977; FCO, 1977–79; Sofia, 1979–82; The Hague, 1982–85; FCO, 1985–86; UK Representation to EC, Brussels, 1987–88; FCO, 1988–91; UK Representation to EC, Brussels, 1991–93; Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary (Douglas Hurd), 1993–96; Head, EU (External) Department, FCO, 1996–98; Ambassador to Bulgaria, 1998–2001; Director of Information, 2001–03, Director General (Corporate Affairs), 2003–07, FCO;…

  • 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