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  • ADAMS, Sir Geoffrey, KCMG (b. 1957)

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    Diplomat.  Joined HM Diplomatic Service, 1979; Third, later Second, Secretary, Jedda, 1982–85; Ecole Nationale d’Administration, Paris, 1985–87; Private Secretary to Permanent Under-Secretary of State, FCO, 1987–91; First Secretary, Pretoria and Cape Town, 1991–94; European Secretariat, Cabinet Office, 1995–98; Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Cairo, 1998–2001; Consul-General, Jerusalem, 2001–03; Principal Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary,…

  • LYALL GRANT, Sheila (b. 1960)

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    Sheila Lyall Grant joined the Diplomatic Service in 1980 and her career included: Western European Department, FCO, 1980-82; Immigration Registry, then Consulate, Islamabad, 1982-85; Protocol Directorate, FCO, 1985-90; Vice-Consul, Paris, 1990-93; MPs’ Letters Section, FCO, 1993-96; Consul, Pretoria,1996-98; Equal Opportunities Officer, Personnel Policy Department, FCO, 1998-2001; Visits Officer, Protocol Directorate, FCO, 2001-03; Special Unpaid Leave,…

  • CHRISTOPHER, Sir (Duncan) Robin, KBE CMG (b. 1944)

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    Christopher joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1970 and his diplomatic career included: Second, then First, Secretary, New Delhi, 1972; First Secretary, FCO, 1976; Deputy Head of Mission, Lusaka, 1980; FCO, 1983; on secondment to Cabinet Office, 1985; Counsellor: Madrid, 1987; FCO, 1991; Ambassador to Ethiopia, 1994–97; Ambassador to Indonesia, 1997–2000; Ambassador to Argentina,…

  • VARCOE, Jeremy Richard Lovering Grosvenor, CMG (b. 1937)

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    Colonial Service: District Officer, Swaziland, 1962–65. Called to the Bar, Gray’s Inn, 1966; Lecturer in Law, University of Birmingham, 1967–70; joined HM Diplomatic Service, 1970; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1970–72; Deputy Secretary General, Pearce Commission on Rhodesian Opinion, 1972; First Secretary, Ankara, 1972–74, Lusaka, 1974–78; FCO, 1978–79; Counsellor, Kuala Lumpur, 1979–82; Head of Southern African…

  • TONKIN, Derek, CMG (b. 1929)

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    Diplomat. HM Forces, 1948-49; FO, 1952; Warsaw, 1955; Bangkok, 1957; Phnom Penh, 1961; FO, 1963; Warsaw, 1966; Wellington, 1968; FCO, 1972; East Berlin, 1976; Ambassador to Vietnam, 1980-82; Minister, Pretoria, 1983-86; Ambassador to Thailand, and concurrently to Laos, 1986-89.Interviewed 2000.

  • 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…

  • POWELL, Lord Powell of Bayswater, KCMG (b. 1941)

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    Diplomat. Entered Diplomatic Service, 1963; Third Secretary, FO, 1963-65 (Desk officer, Muscat and Oman); Second Secretary, Helsinki, 1965-67; FCO, 1968-71; First Secretary and Private Secretary to HM Ambassador, Washington (Lord Cromer), 1971-74; First Secretary, Bonn, 1974-77; FCO, 1977-80 (Counsellor, 1979; Special Counsellor for Rhodesia negotiations, 1979-80); Counsellor, UK Permanent Representation to European Communities, 1980-84; Private…

  • MACGREGOR, Dame Judith, DCMG LVO (b. 1952)

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    Entered Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1976; Belgrade, 1978-81; FCO, 1981-86; Prague, 1989; Paris, 1992-93; Deputy Head, Western European Department, FCO, 1993-95; Counsellor and Head of Security Strategy, FCO, 2001-03; FCO Chair, Civil Service Selection Board, 2003-04; Ambassador to Slovakia, 2004-07; Director for Migration, FCO, 2007-09; Ambassador to Mexico, 2009-13; High Commissioner to South Africa, 2013-17,…

  • LYALL GRANT, Sir Mark, GCMG (b. 1956)

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    Joined FCO, 1980; Second Secretary, Islamabad, 1982–85; FCO, 1985–87; Private Secretary to Minister of State, FCO, 1987–89; First Secretary, Paris, 1990–93; FCO 1993; seconded to European Secretariat, Cabinet Office, 1994–96; Deputy High Commissioner and Consul General, South Africa, 1996–98; Head, EU Department (Internal), FCO, 1998–2000; Director, Africa, FCO, 2000–03; High Commissioner to Pakistan, 2003–06; Political…

  • LONGWORTH, Peter, CMG (b. 1942)

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    Journalist, 1963-74: Labour and Industrial Correspondent, Bristol Evening Post, 1964-66; Lobby Correspondent, Western Daily Press, 1966-68; Diplomatic Correspondent, Westminster Press, 1968-74. Joined Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1974; First Secretary, FCO, 1974-77; First Secretary (Economic), Bonn, 1977-81; Head of Chancery and HM Consul, Sofia, 1981-84; FCO, 1984-87; Counsellor (Economic and Commercial), Copenhagen, 1987-91; Deputy Head of…