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  • RANKIN, John James CMG (b. 1957)

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    Solicitor and Member, Law Society of Scotland. Lecturer in Public Law, University of Aberdeen, 1984–88; Assistant, then Senior Assistant Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1988–90; Legal Adviser, UKMIS and UKDIS, Geneva, 1991–94; Legal Counsellor, FCO, 1995; Deputy Head, OSCE Department, 1996–98; Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission, Dublin, 1999–2003; Consul General, Boston, 2003–07; Director,…

  • 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…

  • GLADSTONE, David, CMG (b. 1935)

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    National Service, 1954-56; Oxford University, 1956-59; Annan, Dexter and Company (Chartered Accountants), 1959-60; Foreign Office, 1960; MECAS, Lebanon, 1960-62; Bahrain, 1962-63; Foreign Office (working on atomic energy), 1963-65; Bonn, 1965-69; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1969-72; Cairo, 1972-75; British Military Government, Berlin, 1976-79; Head of Western European Department, FCO, 1979-82; Consul-General, Marseilles, 1983-87; High Commissioner, Colombo,…

  • 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…