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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,…

  • HUM, Sir Christopher, KCMG (b. 1946)

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    Hum joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1967, and his diplomatic career included: Hong Kong, 1968–70; Peking, 1971–73; Office of the UK Permanent Representative to the EEC, Brussels, 1973–75; FCO, 1975–79; Peking, 1979–81; Paris, 1981–83; Assistant Head, Hong Kong Department, FCO, 1983–85; Counsellor, 1985; Deputy Head, Falkland Islands Department, FCO, 1985–86; Head, Hong Kong…

  • 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,…

  • WILSON, Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, GCMG (b. 1935)

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    Diplomat. National Service, The Black Watch, 1953-55; entered Foreign Service, 1958; Third Secretary, Vientiane, 1959-60; Language Student, Hong Kong, 1960-62; Second, later First Secretary, Peking, 1963-65; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1965-68; resigned, 1968; Editor, China Quarterly, 1968-74; Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, New York, 1972; rejoined Diplomatic Service, 1974; Cabinet Office, 1974-77; Political Adviser, Hong Kong,…

  • 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…

  • WARREN, Sir David Alexander, KCMG (b. 1952)

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    Entered HM Diplomatic Service, 1975; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1975–77; Third, later Second, then First Secretary, Tokyo, 1977–81; FCO, 1981–87; First Secretary and Head of Chancery, Nairobi, 1987–90; FCO, 1990–91; on secondment as Head, International Division, Science and Technology Secretariat, later OST, then OPSS, Cabinet Office, 1991–93; Counsellor (Commercial), Tokyo, 1993–98; Head, Hong Kong Department,…

  • McLAREN, Sir Robin John Taylor, KCMG (1934-2010)

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    Diplomat. First Secretary, Rome, 1964-8; Assistant Political Adviser, Hong Kong, 1968-9; Counsellor and Head of Chancery, Denmark, 1975-8; Head of Hong Kong and General Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1978-9; Head of Far Eastern Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1979-81; Political Adviser, Hong Kong, 1981-5; Ambassador to the Philippines, 1985-7; Assistant Under-Secretary, FCO, 1987-90; Ambassador…

  • FRY, Sir Graham Holbrook, KCMG (b. 1949)

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    Entered HM Diplomatic Service, 1972; Third, later Second, Secretary, Tokyo, 1974-78; seconded to Invest in Britain Bureau, Department of Industry, 1979-80; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1981-83; First Secretary, Paris, 1983-87; FCO, 1987-88; Political Counsellor, Tokyo, 1989-93; Head, Far Eastern Department, later Far Eastern and Pacific Department, FCO, 1993-95; Director, Northern Asia and Pacific, FCO, 1995-98;…