Ronald Hugh Campbell

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Sir Ronald Hugh Campbell GCMG PC (27 September 1883 – 15 November 1953) was a British diplomat who held several important positions including that of British ambassador to France from July 1939 to 22 June 1940, when the armistice between Germany and France was signed at Compiègne.[1][2]

He was appointed British ambassador in Paris from the post of British envoy to Yugoslavia,[3] a considerable jump in promotion that was extremely rare in the diplomatic service. Such an important position is normally reserved for diplomats who have passed through several legations and other embassies. However, it was long recognized that Campbell possessed outstanding abilities.[4] Following the fall of France in June 1940, he was evacuated through Saint-Jean-de-Luz on HMS Galatea[5] on 24 June and returned to London. In November of the same year he was transferred to Lisbon to act as British ambassador.[6] He retired from the Foreign Office at the end of his period of service as British ambassador to Portugal in July 1945.[6][2]

Further reading[]

  • Leite, Joaquim da Costa. "Neutrality by Agreement: Portugal and the British Alliance in World War II". 14 (1). American University International Law Review: 185–199. Retrieved 22 March 2014. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Sources[]

  1. ^ Campbell, Rt Hon. Sir Ronald Hugh, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Balfour, John; Adamthwaite, Anthony (2016) [2004]. "Campbell, Sir Ronald Hugh (1883–1953)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32273. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ "No. 34222". The London Gazette. 22 November 1935. p. 7412.
  4. ^ The Paris Embassy – Sir Ronald Campbell's Promotion, The Times, London, 15 July 1939, page 12
  5. ^ "Operation Aerial".
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sir Ronald Hugh Campbell". The Times (52781). 17 November 1953. p. 10.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Sir Nevile Henderson
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Belgrade
1935–1939
Succeeded by
Sir Ronald I. Campbell
Preceded by
Sir Eric Phipps
British Ambassador to France
1939–1940
Vacant
German occupation of France during World War II
Title next held by
Duff Cooper
Preceded by
Sir Walford Selby
British Ambassador to Portugal
1940–1945
Succeeded by
Sir Owen O'Malley


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