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  • KILLICK, Sir John Edward, GCMG (1919-2004)

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    Diplomat. Served with HM Forces, 1939-46: Suffolk Regiment, W Africa Force and Airborne Forces. Foreign Office, 1946-48; Control Commission and High Commission for Germany (Berlin, Frankfurt and Bonn), 1948-51; Private Secretary to Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign Office, 1951-54; British Embassy, Addis Ababa, 1954-57; Canadian National Defence College, 1957-58; Western Department, Foreign Office, 1958-62; Imperial Defence College,…

  • JAY, Lord Jay of Ewelme, GCMG (b. 1946)

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    Diplomat. Ministry of Overseas Development, 1969-73; UK Delegation, International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Washington, 1973-75; Ministry of Overseas Development, 1976-78; First Secretary (Aid), New Delhi, 1978-81; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1981-85 (Planning staff, 1981-82, Private Secretary to Permanent Under-Secretary, 1982-85); Counsellor: Cabinet Office, 1985-87; Counsellor: (Financial and Commercial), Paris,…

  • HUTSON, John Whiteford, OBE (b. 1927)

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    Diplomat. Consul (Commercial), San Francisco, 1963-67; Head of Chancery, Bulgaria, 1967-69; Counsellor (Commercial), Baghdad, 1971-72, Moscow, 1976-79; Consul-General, Frankfurt, 1979-83, Casablanca, 1984-87.Interviewed 1996.

  • HUEBENER, Rosamund (née Benson)  

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    Diplomat. Entered Foreign Office, 1949; Western Department, FO, 1949-52; UKDEL, NATO, 1952-4; Bonn, 1954-c1957 (specialising on military issues); China Political Desk, FO, c1957-59; Consul and 1st Secretary (Commercial) Prague, c1959-61.Interviewed 2000.

  • HIBBERT, Sir Reginald Alfred, GCMG (1922-2002)

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    Diplomat. Served with SOE and 4th Hussars in Albania and Italy, 1943-45. Entered Foreign Service, 1946; served in Bucharest, Vienna, Guatemala, Ankara, Brussels; Chargé d’Affaires, Ulan Bator, 1964-66; Research Fellow, Leeds University, 1966-67; Political Adviser’s Office, Singapore, 1967-69; Political Adviser to C-in-C Far East, 1970-71; Minister, Bonn, 1972-75; Assistant Under-Secretary of State, FCO, 1975-76; Deputy…

  • HENDERSON, Sir Nicholas, GCMG KCVO (1919-2009)

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    Diplomat. Ministry of War Transport 1940; Office of the Minister Resident at Cairo 1942; Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1944; Second Secretary Washington 1947; Athens 1949; Foreign Office 1950; First Secretary (Information) Vienna 1953; First Secretary and Consul Santiago 1956; Foreign Office 1959: Counsellor 1962; Head of Northern Department…

  • GLOVER, Edward, CMG MVO (b. 1943)

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    Joined Foreign Office from Board of Trade, 1967: Private Secretary to High Commissioner, Australia, 1971–73; Washington, 1973–77; Secretary to UK Delegation to UN Law of Sea Conference, 1978–80; on secondment to Guinness Peat Group, 1981–83; Section Head, Arms Control and Disarmament Department, FCO, 1983–85; Senate Liaison Officer, British Military Government, Berlin, 1985–89; Deputy Head, Near…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…