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  • EASTWOOD, Basil, CMG (b. 1944)

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    Diplomat. Entered Diplomatic Service, 1966; Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, 1967; Jedda, 1968; Colombo, 1969; Cairo, 1972; Cabinet Office, 1976; FCO, 1978; Bonn, 1980; Khartoum, 1984; Athens, 1987; Director of Research and Analysis, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1991-96; Ambassador to Syria, 1996-2000; Project Director, Middle East Institute, SOAS, 2000-01; Ambassador to Switzerland, 2001-04; Cecily’s…

  • CULLIMORE, Charles Augustine Kaye, CMG (b. 1933)

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    Diplomat. Northern Ireland Short Service Commission, 1955-57; HMOCS, Tanganyika, 1958-61; ICI Ltd, 1961-71; joined HM Diplomatic Service, 1971; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1971-73; First Secretary, Bonn, 1973-77; FCO, 1977-79; Counsellor, New Delhi, 1979-82; Deputy High Commissioner, Canberra, 1982-86; FCO, Head of Central African Department, 1986-89; High Commissioner, Uganda, 1989-93.Interviewed 2009.

  • CROWE, Sir Brian, KCMG (1938-2020)

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    Diplomat. Joined Foreign Office, 1961; served: Moscow, 1962-64; London, 1965-67; Aden, 1967; Washington, 1968-73; Bonn, 1973-76; Counsellor and Head of Policy Planning Staff, FCO, 1976-78; Head of Chancery, UK Permanent Representative to EEC, Brussels, 1979-81; Counsellor and Head of EEC Department (External), FCO, 1982-84; Minister, Commercial, Washington, 1985-89; Ambassador to Austria, 1989-92; Economic Director (Deputy…

  • CRADOCK, Sir Percy, GCMG PC (1923-2010)

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    Diplomat. First Secretary, Kuala Lumpur, 1957, Hong Kong, 1961, Peking, 1962; Counsellor and Head of Chancery, Peking 1966; Ambassador to East Germany, 1976; Leader of UK delegation to Comprehensive Test Ban Talks; Ambassador to China, 1978-83; Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister, 1984-92.Interviewed 1997.

  • COCKING, Brigadier Nicholas (b. 1936)

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    Soldier. Joined the Army in 1954 and saw service in the Persian Gulf, Aden, Malaysia, Germany, and Northern Ireland, ending his career with seven years as Commander of the British Mission attached to the Saudi National Guard.Interviewed 2004.

  • CHARLTON, Alan, CMG CVO (b. 1952)

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    After a brief spell as a teacher at Gesamtschule, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 1975–77, Charlton joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1978, and his diplomatic career included: West Africa Department, FCO, 1978–79; Amman, 1981–84; Near East and North Africa Department, FCO, 1984–86; British Military Government, Berlin, 1986–90; Deputy Chief, Assessments Staff, Cabinet Office, 1991–93; Head, Eastern…

  • CARTER, Andrew, CMG (b. 1943)

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    Diplomat. Assistant Master, Marlborough College, 1965-70. Joined Diplomatic Service, 1971; Warsaw, 1972; the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, Geneva, 1975; Bonn, 1975; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1978; Brussels, 1986; Deputy Governor, Gibraltar, 1990-95; Minister, Moscow, 1995-97; UK Permanent Representative to Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 1997-2003.Interviewed 2006.

  • BURTON, Sir Michael, KCVO CMG (b. 1937)

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    Diplomat. 2nd Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade, 1955-57. Foreign Office, 1960; Assistant Political Agent, Dubai, Trucial States, 1962-64; Private Secretary to Minister of State, FO, 1964-67; Second (later First) Secretary (Information), Khartoum, 1967-69; First Secretary (Information), Paris, 1969-72; Assistant, Science and Technology Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1972-75; First Secretary and Head of Chancery, Amman, 1975-77; Counsellor,…

  • BUDD, Sir Colin Richard, KCMG (b. 1945)

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    Diplomat. Entered HM Diplomatic Service, 1967; Commonwealth Office, 1967–68; Assistant Private Secretary to Minister without Portfolio, 1968–69; Warsaw, 1969–72; Islamabad, 1972–75; FCO, 1976–80; The Hague, 1980–84; Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary, 1984–87; European Secretariat, Cabinet Office, 1987–88; Counsellor (Political), Bonn, 1989–92; Chef de Cabinet to Sir Leon Brittan, Vice President of EC, 1993–96; Deputy…

  • BOYD, Sir John Dixon Iklé, KCMG (1936-2019)

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    Diplomat. Joined HM Foreign Service, 1962; Hong Kong, 1962-64; Peking, 1965-67; Foreign Office, 1967-69; Washington, 1969-73; 1st Secretary, Peking, 1973-75; secondment to HM Treasury, 1976; Counsellor: (Economic), Bonn, 1977-81; (Economic and Social Affairs), UK Mission to UN, 1981-84; Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1984; Political Adviser, Hong Kong, 1985-87; Deputy Under-Secretary of…