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  • SHEINWALD, Sir Nigel Elton, GCMG (b. 1953)

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    Joined Diplomatic Service, 1976; Japan Desk, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1976-77; Russian language training, 1977-78; Third, later Second Secretary, Moscow, 1978-79; Rhodesia/Zimbabwe Department, FCO, 1979-81; Eastern European and Soviet Department, FCO, 1981-83; First Secretary, Washington, 1983-87; Deputy Head, Policy Planning Staff, FCO, 1987-89; European Community Department (Internal), FCO, 1989-92; Counsellor and Head of Chancery, UK…

  • 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,…

  • RAMSBOTHAM, Hon Sir Peter, GCMG (1919-2010)

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    Diplomat. Entered Foreign Service, October 1948; Political Division of Allied Control Commission, Berlin, November 1948; transferred to Foreign Office, 1950; 1st Secretary, 1950; Head of Chancery, UK Delegation, New York, 1953; Foreign Office, 1957; Counsellor, 1961, Head of Western Organisations and Planning Dept; Head of Chancery, British Embassy, Paris, 1963-67; Foreign Office, 1967-69 (Sabbatical year,…

  • PRENDERGAST, Sir (Walter) Kieran, KCVO CMG (b. 1942)

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    Diplomat. Turkish language student Istanbul, 1964; Ankara, 1965; Foreign Office (later Foreign and Commonwealth Office), 1967; 2nd Secretary Nicosia, 1969; 1st Secretary FCO, 1972; The Hague, 1973; Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary (Anthony Crosland, Dr David Owen), 1976; UK Mission to UN, New York, 1979 (detached for duty Jan-Mar 1980 at Government House, Salisbury);…

  • PLUMBLY, Sir Derek, KCMG (b. 1948)

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    Diplomat. VSO, Pakistan, 1970-71; Third Secretary, FCO, 1972-73; MECAS, 1973-75; Second Secretary, Jedda, 1975-77; First Secretary, Cairo, 1977-80; FCO, 1980-84; First Secretary, Washington, 1984-88; Deputy Head of Mission, Riyadh, 1988-92; Head of Chancery, UK Mission to United Nations, New York, 1992-96; International Drugs Co-ordinator, and Director, Drugs and International Crime, FCO, 1996-97; Director, Middle East…

  • PHILLIPS, Sir Horace, KCMG (1917-2004)

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    Diplomat. Vice Consul, Shiraz and Bushire, Iran, 1947-9; Oriental Secretary, Afghanistan, 1949-50; Head of Chancery, Saudi Arabia, 1953-6; Protectorate Secretary, Aden, 1956-60; Counsellor, Iran, 1960-4; Deputy Political Resident, Persian Gulf, 1964; Ambassador to Indonesia, 1966-73; Ambassador to Turkey, 1973-7.Interviewed 1997.

  • PARSONS, Sir Anthony Derrick, GCMG LVO MC (1922-1996)

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    Diplomat. First Secretary, Turkey, 1955-59, Jordan, 1959-60, Egypt, 1960, Sudan, 1964-65; Political Agent, Bahrain, 1965-69; Counsellor and Head of Chancery, UK Mission to UN, 1969-71; Ambassador to Iran, 1974-79; UK Permanent Representative to UN, 1979-82; Foreign Policy Adviser to Prime Minister, 1982-83.

  • NIXON, Patrick Michael, CMG OBE (b. 1944)

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    Joined HM Diplomatic Service, 1965; MECAS, Lebanon, 1966; Cairo, 1968; Lima, 1970; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1973; Tripoli, Libya, 1977; British Information Services, New York, 1980; Assistant, later Head, Near East and North Africa Department, FCO, 1983; Ambassador and Consul-General at Doha, Qatar, 1987–90; Counsellor, FCO, 1990–93; High Commissioner to Zambia, 1994–97; Director, FCO, 1997–98;…

  • MUNRO, Sir Alan Gordon, KCMG (b. 1935)

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    Diplomat. Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, 1958-60; British Embassy, Beirut, 1960-62; Kuwait, 1961; FO, 1963-65; Head of Chancery, Benghazi, 1965-66 and Tripoli, 1966-68; FO, 1968-73; Consul (Commercial), 1973-74, Consul-General, 1974-77, Rio de Janeiro; Head of East African Department, FCO, 1977-78; Head of Middle East Department, FCO, 1979; Head of Personnel Operations Department, FCO, 1979-81;…

  • MOBERLY, Sir John Campbell, KBE CMG (1925-2004)

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    Diplomat. War Service in Royal Navy, 1943-47 (despatches). Entered Foreign (now Diplomatic) Service, 1950; Political Officer, Kuwait, 1954-56; Political Agent, Doha, 1959-62; First Secretary, Athens, 1962-66; Counsellor, Washington, 1969-73; Director, Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, 1973-75; Ambassador, Jordan, 1975-79; Assistant Under-Secretary of State, FCO, 1979-82; Ambassador, Iraq, 1982-85; Consultant, then Associate Fellow, Middle East…