Geographical Categories: United States

  • FERGUSSON, George (b. 1955)

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    Joined Northern Ireland Office, 1978; seconded to Northern Ireland Department of Commerce, 1979–80; Private Secretary to Minister of State for Northern Ireland, 1982–83; First Secretary, Dublin, 1988–91; joined Diplomatic Service, 1990; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1991–93; First Secretary, Seoul, 1994–96; FCO, 1996–99; Head: Republic of Ireland Department, 1997–99; Devolved Administrations Department, 1999; Consul General, Boston,…

  • LEVY, Lord Levy of Mill Hill (b. 1944)

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    Michael Levy’s career includes: Lubbock Fine (Chartered Accountants), 1961–66; Principal of M. Levy and Company, 1966–69; Partner, Wagner Prager Levy and Partners, 1969–73; Chairman: Magnet Group, 1973–88; D and J Securities Limited, 1988–92; M and G Records, 1992–97; Wireart Limited, 1992–2002; Chase Music (formerly M and G Music) Limited, 1992–2002; International Standard Asset Management, 2008–11;…

  • GOMERSALL, Sir Stephen John, KCMG (b. 1948)

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    Entered HM Diplomatic Service, 1970; Tokyo, 1972–77; Rhodesia Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1977–79; Private Secretary to Lord Privy Seal, 1979–82; Washington, 1982–85; Economic Counsellor, Tokyo, 1986–90; Head of Security Policy Department, FCO, 1990–94; Deputy Permanent Representative, UK Mission to UN, 1994–98; Director, International Security, FCO, 1998–99; Ambassador to Japan, 1999–2004. Interviewed 2023. Sir Stephen…

  • BOWDEN, James Nicholas Geoffrey, CMG OBE MVO (b. 1960)

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    Served Army, 1979–86; entered HM Diplomatic Service, 1986; 2nd Secretary, Republic of Ireland Department, FCO, 1986–88; Arabic language training, SOAS and Cairo, 1988-90; Deputy then Acting Consul General, Aden, 1990–91; 2nd Secretary, Khartoum, 1991–93; Head of Political Section, UN Department, FCO, 1993–96; 1st Secretary, Washington, 1996–99; 1st Secretary, Riyadh, 1999–2000; GCHQ, 2000-03, and Deputy Head, Afghanistan…

  • WRIGHT, Sir Stephen, KCMG (b. 1946)

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    Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Rhodesia Political Department, 1968; Havana, 1969-71; Civil Service College, 1971-72; FCO, Trade Policy Department, then Eastern European and Soviet Department, 1972-75; British Information Services, New York, 1975-80; UK Permanent Representative to European Community, Brussels, 1980-84; FCO, Energy, Science, and Space Department, 1984-85; seconded to Cabinet Office, Deputy Chief of Assessments Staff,…

  • 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 (John) Oliver, GCMG GCVO DSC (1921-2009)

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    Diplomat. Royal Navy 1941-45; Entered FO 1945; Vice-Consul, New York, 1946; 3rd Secretary, Bucharest, 1948; 2nd Secretary, Singapore, 1950; FO 1952 (Western and Southern Departments); First Secretary, Berlin, 1954-57, South Africa, 1957-59; Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 1964-66; Ambassador to Denmark, 1966-69; Seconded to Government of Northern Ireland, 1969-70; Chief Clerk, Foreign and Commonwealth…

  • WOOD, Sir Andrew Marley, GCMG (b. 1940)

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    Diplomat. Foreign Office, 1961; Moscow, 1964; Washington, 1967; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1970; seconded to Cabinet Office, 1971; First Secretary, FCO, 1973; First Secretary and Head of Chancery, Belgrade, 1976; Counsellor, 1978; Head of Chancery, Moscow, 1979; Head of West European Department, 1982, Head of Personnel Operations Department, 1983, FCO; Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1985-89; Minister,…

  • WESTON, Sir Philip John, KCMG (b. 1938)

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    Diplomat. Served with Royal Marines, 1956-58. Entered Diplomatic Service, 1962; FO, 1962-63; Treasury Centre for Administrative Studies, 1964; Chinese Language student, Hong Kong, 1964-66; Peking, 1967-68; Foreign Office, 1969-71; Office of UK Permanent Representative to EEC, 1972-74; Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary (James Callaghan, Anthony Crosland), 1974-76; Counsellor, Head of EEC Presidency Secretariat, Foreign…

  • 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,…