David Duncan (diplomat)
David Duncan | |
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8th United Kingdom Ambassador to Nicaragua | |
In office 1974–1976 | |
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Born | Exeter, United Kingdom | 22 February 1923
Died | 31 August 2007 | (aged 84)
Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Profession | Diplomat |
David Francis Duncan (22 February 1923 – 31 August 2007) was a British diplomat. During World War II he was an officer in the Royal Artillery and was mentioned in despatches.[1] After the war he entered the Diplomatic Service and served both as the 8th United Kingdom Ambassador to Nicaragua from 1974 to 1976[2] and as British counsellor to the Disarmament Conference from 1971 to 1974.[3]
References[]
- ^ DUNCAN, David Francis, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
- ^ "No. 46272". The London Gazette. 23 April 1974. p. 5068.
- ^ Mackie, Colin. "A directory of British diplomats" (PDF). gulabin.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2007 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Royal Artillery officers
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Nicaragua
- British Army personnel of World War II
- British diplomat stubs