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  • WRIGHT, Patrick Richard Henry, Lord Wright of Richmond, GCMG (1931-2020)

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    Diplomat. Served Royal Artillery, 1950-51; joined Diplomatic Service, 1955; Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies, 1956-57; Third Secretary, British Embassy, Beirut, 1958-60; Private Secretary to Ambassador and later First Secretary, British Embassy, Washington, 1960-65; Private Secretary to Permanent Under-Secretary, FO, 1965-67; First Secretary and Head of Chancery, Cairo, 1967-70; Deputy Political Resident, Bahrain, 1971-72; Head…

  • WRIGHT, Sir Denis, GCMG (1911-2005)

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    Diplomat. Employed from outbreak of war as Vice-Consul on economic warfare work at HM Consulate at Constantza (Romania), 1939-41. Vice-Consul-in-charge of HM Consulate at Trebizond (Turkey), 1941-43; Acting-Consul-in-charge of HM Consulate, Mersin (Turkey), 1943-45; First Secretary (Commercial) to HM Embassy, Belgrade, 1946-48; Superintending Trade Consul at Chicago for Middle-Western Region of USA, 1949-51; Head of…

  • WESTMACOTT, Sir Peter John, GCMG LVO (b. 1950)

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    Entered Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1972; Tehran, 1974, Brussels, 1978; First Secretary, Paris, 1980; Private Secretary to Minister of State, FCO, 1984; Head of Chancery, Ankara, 1987; Deputy Private Secretary to Prince of Wales, 1990; Counsellor, Washington, 1993; Director, Americas, FCO, 1997; Deputy Under-Secretary of State, FCO, 2000-01; Ambassador to Turkey, 2002-06; Ambassador to France,…

  • WALKER, Sir Harold Berners, KCMG (b. 1932)

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    Diplomat. Assistant Political Agent, Dubai, 1958-60; Principal Instructor, Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, 1963-64; First Secretary, Egypt, 1964-66; Head of Chancery and Consul, Damascus, Syria, 1966-67; First Secretary (Commercial), Washington, 1970-73; Counsellor, Jedda, 1973-75; Deputy Head, Personnel Operations Department, 1975; Head of Personnel Operations Department, 1976; Ambassador, Bahrain, 1979-81, Abu Dhabi, 1981-86, Ethiopia, 1986-90,…

  • TOMKYS, Sir William Roger, KCMG (b. 1937)

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    Entered Foreign Service, 1960; MECAS, 1960; 3rd Secretary, Amman, 1962; 2nd Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1964; 1st Secretary, Head of Chancery, Benghazi, 1967; Planning Staff, FCO, 1969; Head of Chancery, Athens, 1972; Counsellor, seconded to Cabinet Office, 1975; Head of Near East and North Africa Department, FCO, 1977–80; Counsellor, Rome, 1980–81; Ambassador: to Bahrain,…

  • THOMSON, Sir John Adam, GCMG (1927-2018)

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    Foreign Office, 1950; Third Secretary, Jedda, 1951; Damascus, 1954; FO, 1955; Private Secretary to Permanent Under-Secretary, 1958–60; First Secretary, Washington, 1960–64; FO, 1964; Acting Head of Planning Staff, 1966; Counsellor, 1967; Head of Planning Staff, FO, 1967; seconded to Cabinet Office as Chief of Assessments Staff, 1968–71; Minister and Deputy Permanent Representative to North Atlantic…

  • TATHAM, David, CMG (b. 1939)

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    Entered HM Diplomatic Service, 1960; New York, 1962–63; Milan, 1963–67; Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies, 1967–69; Jeddah, 1969–70; FCO, 1971–74; Muscat, 1974–77; Assistant Head of Middle East Department, FCO, 1977–80; Counsellor, Dublin, 1981–84; Ambassador to Yemen Arab Republic, also accredited to Republic of Djibouti, 1984–87; Head of Falkland Islands Department, FCO, 1987–90; Ambassador to…

  • SYNNOTT, Sir Hilary, KCMG (1945-2011)

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    Diplomat. RN 1962-73 (HM Submarines, 1968-73). Joined Diplomatic Service, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1973; UK Delegation to OECD, Paris, 1975; Bonn, 1978; Southern European Department, FCO, 1981; Head of Chancery, Amman, 1985; Head of Western European Department, FCO, 1989; Head of Security Co-ordination Department, FCO, 1991; Minister and Deputy High Commissioner, New Delhi, 1993-96; Director…

  • SUMMERHAYES, David Michael, CMG (1922-2008)

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    Diplomat. Served War of 1939-45 in Royal Artillery (Captain), North Africa and Italy. 3rd Secretary, Foreign Office, 1948; Baghdad, 1949; Brussels, 1950-53; 2nd Secretary, FO, 1953-56; 1st Secretary (Commercial), The Hague, 1956-59; 1st Secretary and Consul, Reykjavik, 1959-61; FO, 1961-65; Consul-General and Counsellor, Buenos Aires, 1965-70; Head of Arms Control and Disarmament Department, Foreign and…

  • SINDALL, Adrian John, CMG (b. 1937)

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    Diplomat. Foreign Office 1956-58; Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, 1958-60; Third Secretary (Commercial), Baghdad, 1960-62; Second Secretary, British Embassy, Rabat, 1962-67; First Secretary: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1967-70; Beirut, 1970-72; First Secretary and Head of Chancery, British Embassy, Lima, 1972-76; FCO, 1976-79; Counsellor, Head of Chancery and Consul-General, Amman, 1979-82; Head of S America…