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  • MURRAY, Bill, OBE

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    Bill Murray studied Economics at the University of Glasgow and later took a Masters in Finance from the Madrid Chambers of Commerce. After teaching economics in a secondary school in Scotland, Murray moved to Spain in the mid-1980s. From 1985 he lectured in economics at Schiller International University in Madrid. He then took up a…

  • DIMOND, Paul, CMG (b. 1944)

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    Joined Foreign Office, 1963: Diplomatic Service Administration, 1965–66; Japanese language student, Tokyo, 1966–68; Vice-Consul (Commercial), 1968–70, Consul (Commercial), 1970–72, Osaka; Second Secretary (Commercial), Tokyo, 1972–73; seconded to Department of Trade as assistant to Special Adviser on Japanese Market, British Overseas Trade Board, 1973–75; FCO, 1975–76; First Secretary: (Economic), Stockholm, 1977–80; FCO, 1980–81; (Commercial), Tokyo, 1981–86;…

  • COWLING, Geoffrey (b. c. 1945)

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    Cowling joined the Foreign Office from the Board of Trade, c 1968, and his diplomatic career included: Vice-Consul, Kabul, 1970-73; Consul, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 1974-75; Second Secretary, Technical Cooperation, Lima, 1976-79; Mexico and Central America Department, FCO, 1979-82; First Secretary, Economic, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1982-87; Joint Service Defence College, Greenwich, 1987; Southern European Department,…

  • ARCHER, Nicholas Stewart, MVO (b. 1960)

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    With Sotheby’s, 1983; entered FCO, 1983: Third, later Second Secretary, Amman, 1986–89; FCO, 1989–92; Private Secretary to Minister of State, FCO, 1992–94; First Secretary, Oslo, 1995–97; Assistant Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales, 1997–2000; Head: North East Asia and Pacific Department, FCO, 2001–02; Near East and North Africa Department, FCO, 2002–05; High Commissioner, Malta,…

  • RAMSAY, Sir Allan John Heppel Ramsay, KBE, CMG (1937-2022)

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    Served Army, 1957–70: Somerset Light Infantry, 1957–64; Trucial Oman Scouts, 1964–66; DLI, 1966–68. MECAS, 1968–69; entered Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1970; First Secretary (Commercial), Cairo, 1973–76; First Secretary and Head of Chancery, Kabul, 1976–78; Counsellor and Head of Chancery: Baghdad, 1980–83; Mexico City, 1983–85; Ambassador to Lebanon, 1988–90; Ambassador to Sudan, 1990–91; Ambassador to the…

  • 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…

  • BRISTOW, Sir Laurence KCMG (b. 1963)

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    Entered Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1990; Second Secretary, Bucharest, 1992–95; First Secretary: FCO, 1995–99; Ankara, 1999–2002; NATO Defence College, Rome, 2002–03; FCO, 2003; Ambassador to Azerbaijan, 2004–07; Deputy Head of Mission, Moscow, 2007–10; Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, FCO, 2010–12; Director, National Security, FCO, 2012–15; Ambassador to Russia, 2016–20; UN Climate Change Conference of…

  • FERGUSSON, George (b. 1955)

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    Joined Northern Ireland Office, 1978; seconded to Northern Ireland Department of Commerce, 1979–80; Private Secretary to Minister of State for Northern Ireland, 1982–83; First Secretary, Dublin, 1988–91; joined Diplomatic Service, 1990; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1991–93; First Secretary, Seoul, 1994–96; FCO, 1996–99; Head: Republic of Ireland Department, 1997–99; Devolved Administrations Department, 1999; Consul General, Boston,…

  • 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,…