Ronald Ian Campbell
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Ronald Ian Campbell
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Sir Ronald Ian Campbell CB, GCMG, PC (7 June 1890–1983) was a British diplomat.
Campbell was the second son of Sir Guy Campbell, 3rd Baronet (see Campbell Baronets), by Nina, daughter of Frederick Lehmann. He was educated at Eton and graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford in 1912 with a Bachelor of Arts. In 1939, Campbell was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a post he held until 1941,[1] when he became Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Washington to 1944. He became Assistant Under-Secretary of State for the Foreign Office in 1945, and served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Egypt from 1946 to 1950.[2] He was invested as a Privy Counsellor in 1950.
References
- General
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 1 (107th ed.). Wilmington, DE: Burke's Peerage & Gentry. p. 662. ISBN 978-0-9711966-2-9. OCLC 150226262. http://thepeerage.com/p8259.htm#i82581. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- Specific
- ^ London Gazette: no. 34799. p. 1100. 23 February 1940. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ "Previous Ambassadors". UK in Egypt: The official website for the British Embassy in Egypt. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. http://www.webcitation.org/5gTf4l0mr. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
External links
- Photographs
- Mcavoy, Thomas D. (1944). "Sir Ronald Ian Campbell (C) attending a party given at Brazilian Embassy" (photograph). Google Image Search: LIFE Photo Archive. http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=eb45bfd8c0112bf8. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- Mcavoy, Thomas D. (1944). "Sir Ronald Ian Campbell (L) attending a party given at Brazilian Embassy" (photograph). Google Image Search: LIFE Photo Archive. http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=74eaab2037adbc85. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Neville Meyrick Henderson |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1939 – 1941 |
Succeeded by George William Rendel |
| Preceded by Sir Miles Lampson |
British Ambassador to Egypt 1946–1950 |
Succeeded by Sir Ralph Stevenson |
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