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  • TONKIN, Derek, CMG (b. 1929)

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    Diplomat. HM Forces, 1948-49; FO, 1952; Warsaw, 1955; Bangkok, 1957; Phnom Penh, 1961; FO, 1963; Warsaw, 1966; Wellington, 1968; FCO, 1972; East Berlin, 1976; Ambassador to Vietnam, 1980-82; Minister, Pretoria, 1983-86; Ambassador to Thailand, and concurrently to Laos, 1986-89.Interviewed 2000.

  • THOMAS, Sir Derek Morison David, KCMG (b. 1929)

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    Diplomat. Entered Foreign Service, 1953; Midshipman 1953, Sub-Lieutenant 1955, RNVR; FO, 1955; 3rd, later 2nd, Secretary, Moscow, 1956-59; 2nd Secretary, Manila, 1959-61; UK Delegation to Brussels Conference, 1961-62; 1st Secretary, FO, 1962; Sofia, 1964-67; Ottawa, 1967-69; seconded to Treasury, 1969-70; Financial Counsellor, Paris, 1971-75; Head of North American Department, FCO, 1975-76; Assistant Under Secretary of…

  • TATHAM, David, CMG (b. 1939)

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    Entered HM Diplomatic Service, 1960; New York, 1962–63; Milan, 1963–67; Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies, 1967–69; Jeddah, 1969–70; FCO, 1971–74; Muscat, 1974–77; Assistant Head of Middle East Department, FCO, 1977–80; Counsellor, Dublin, 1981–84; Ambassador to Yemen Arab Republic, also accredited to Republic of Djibouti, 1984–87; Head of Falkland Islands Department, FCO, 1987–90; Ambassador to…

  • TALLBOYS, Richard Gilbert, CMG OBE (1931-2013)

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    HM Diplomatic Service, 1968-88: First Secretary i/c Brasilia, 1969; Head of Chancery, Phnom Penh, 1972 (Chargé d’Affaires 1972, 1973); FO, 1973; Counsellor Commercial, Seoul, 1976-80 (Chargé d’Affaires 1977, 1978, 1979); Consul-General, Houston, 1980-85; Ambassador to Vietnam, 1985-87.Memoir.

  • SYNNOTT, Sir Hilary, KCMG (1945-2011)

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    Diplomat. RN 1962-73 (HM Submarines, 1968-73). Joined Diplomatic Service, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1973; UK Delegation to OECD, Paris, 1975; Bonn, 1978; Southern European Department, FCO, 1981; Head of Chancery, Amman, 1985; Head of Western European Department, FCO, 1989; Head of Security Co-ordination Department, FCO, 1991; Minister and Deputy High Commissioner, New Delhi, 1993-96; Director…

  • STUART, Andrew Christopher, CMG (1928-2014)

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    Diplomat. Royal Navy, 1947-49. Colonial Administrative Service, Uganda, 1953; retired from HMOCS as Judicial Adviser, 1965. Called to Bar, Middle Temple, 1965. Entered HM Diplomatic Service, 1965; 1st Secretary and Head of Chancery, Helsinki, 1968; Assistant, South Asian Department, FCO, 1971; Head of Hong Kong and Indian Ocean Department, FCO, 1972-75; Counsellor, Jakarta, 1975-78; British…

  • SNOXELL, David Raymond (b. 1944)

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    Diplomat. Entry to FCO (UN Department), 1969; FCO, Information Administration Department, 1971; Islamabad, 1973; UK Mission to Geneva, 1976; FCO, Republic of Ireland Department, 1981; FCO, Economic Relations Department, 1983; Director, British Information Services, New York, 1986; Deputy Head, Drugs and International Crime Department, 1991; Deputy Head of Southern Africa Department, FCO, 1994; Ambassador to…

  • SMEDLEY, Sir Harold, KCMG MBE (1920-2004)

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    Diplomat. First Secretary, New Zealand, 1948-51, Rhodesia, 1951-4; Principal Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, 1954-7; Counsellor, Calcutta, 1957, Delhi, 1958; High Commissioner, Ghana, 1964-5 and 1966-7; Ambassador to Laos, 1968-70; High Commissioner, Sri Lanka, 1973-6, New Zealand, 1976-80.Interviewed 1997.

  • SHEINWALD, Sir Nigel Elton, GCMG (b. 1953)

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    Joined Diplomatic Service, 1976; Japan Desk, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1976-77; Russian language training, 1977-78; Third, later Second Secretary, Moscow, 1978-79; Rhodesia/Zimbabwe Department, FCO, 1979-81; Eastern European and Soviet Department, FCO, 1981-83; First Secretary, Washington, 1983-87; Deputy Head, Policy Planning Staff, FCO, 1987-89; European Community Department (Internal), FCO, 1989-92; Counsellor and Head of Chancery, UK…

  • ROBERTS, Sir Frank Kenyon, GCMG GCVO (1907-1998)

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    Diplomat. British Minister, Moscow, 1945-47; Principal Private Secretary to Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1947-49; Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1954-57, USSR, 1960-62 and Federal Republic of Germany, 1963-68.Interviewed 1996