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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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • RICKETTS, Lord, GCMG GCVO (b. 1952)

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    Joined FCO, 1974; Reporting Officer, UKMIS New York, 1974; Singapore, 1975-78; UK Delegation to NATO, 1978-81; Arab-Israel desk, FCO, 1981-86; Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary, 1983-86; Washington, 1986-89; Deputy Head of Security Policy, FCO, 1989-91; Head of Hong Kong Department, FCO, 1991-1994; Economic and Financial Counsellor, Paris, 1994-97; Deputy Political Director, FCO, 1997-99; Director,…

  • O’KEEFFE, (Peter) Laurence, CMG CVO (1931-2003)

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    Diplomat. HM Customs and Excise, 1953-62; 2nd, later 1st Secretary (Economic), Bangkok, 1962-5; FO, 1965-8; 1st Secretary and Head of Chancery, Athens, 1968-72; Commercial Counsellor, Jakarta, 1972-5; Head of Hong Kong and Indian Ocean Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1975-6; Director-General, British Information Services, and Deputy Consul General (Information), New York, 1976-8; Counsellor, Nicosia, 1978-81;…

  • MORRIS, Warwick (b. 1948)

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    Entered Diplomatic Service, 1969; Third Secretary, Paris, 1972–74; Korean language training, Yonsei University, Seoul, 1975–76; Second Secretary, Seoul, 1977–79; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1979–83; First Secretary, 1982; First Secretary (Commercial), Mexico City, 1984–87; Head of Chancery, Seoul, 1988–91; Deputy Head, Far Eastern Department, FCO, 1991–93; Counsellor, 1993, Head, 1994, Permanent Under Secretary’s Department, FCO; Economic…

  • 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…

  • MADDOCKS, Arthur Frederick, CMG (1922-2020)

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    Army, 1942–46; Foreign (later Diplomatic) Service, 1946–82: Washington, 1946–48; FO, 1949–51; Bonn, 1951–55; Bangkok, 1955–58; UK Delegation to OEEC, 1958–60; FO, 1960–64; UK Delegation to European Communities, Brussels, 1964–68; Political Adviser, Hong Kong, 1968–72; Deputy High Commissioner and Minister (Commercial), Ottawa, 1972–76; Ambassador and UK Permanent Representative to OECD, Paris, 1977–82.Interviewed 2018.

  • GOULDEN, Sir (Peter) John, GCMG (b. 1941)

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    HM Diplomatic Service, 1962–2001: Ankara, 1963–67; Manila, 1969–70; Dublin, 1976–79; Head of Personnel Services Department, 1980–82; Head of News Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1982–84; Counsellor and Head of Chancery, Office of the UK Permanent Representative to EEC, Brussels, 1984–87; Assistant Under-Secretary of State, FCO, 1988–92; Ambassador to Turkey, 1992–95; Ambassador and UK Permanent Representative…