Basil Eastwood

Basil Stephen Talbot Eastwood (born 4 March 1944)^[1] is a former British Ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic (from 1996 to 2000) and a former British Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation (2001 to 2004). He has held posts in Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Germany and Sudan (Head of Chancery, 1984).

In 1998 he co-founded Cecily's Fund, a charity that helps Zambian orphans by funding their education. He is currently the Chair of the charity's International Advisory Panel.^[2]

Education[]

Basil Eastwood was educated at Eton College (from 1957 until 1962) and Merton College, Oxford,^[1] where he studied history, and, later, Arabic.^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 548.
^ Cecily's Fund Trustees Archived 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
^ "Interview with Basil Eastwood CMG for the British Diplomatic Oral History Programm" (PDF).. Retrieved 2010-06-02.

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Adrian Sindall	British Ambassador to Syria 1996–2000	Succeeded by Henry Hogger
Preceded by Christopher Hulse	British Ambassador to Switzerland 2001–2004	Succeeded by Simon Featherstone

[MCreg-1] Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900-1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 548.

[2] Cecily's Fund Trustees Archived 2010-07-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-06-08.

[3] "Interview with Basil Eastwood CMG for the British Diplomatic Oral History Programm" (PDF).. Retrieved 2010-06-02.

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