John Beith

Sir John Beith

(4 April 1914 – 4 September 2000) was a British diplomat, ambassador to Israel and Belgium.

Career

John Greville Stanley Beith was educated at

John Beith was appointed CMG in the

Few postwar British diplomats had a greater gift for making friends in the countries to which they were accredited, or for solving knotty problems over a drink or meal, than Sir John Beith ... Foreigners rightly considered him a man of utmost probity, who saw both sides of a question and with whom it was a pleasure to do business.
— Obituary, The Guardian, London, 13 September 2000

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Patrick Hancock	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Tel Aviv 1963–65	Succeeded by Michael Hadow
Preceded by Sir Roderick Barclay	Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Brussels 1969–74	Succeeded by Sir David Muirhead

Family

In 1949 John Beith married Diana Gregory-Hood, daughter of Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet. Her father's sister, Mary Gilmour, had married Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen who was ambassador to Belgium 1944–47.

References

• MUIRHEAD, Sir David (Francis), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, retrieved 8 June 2012
• Sir John Beith: Cultured diplomat who represented Britain in Belgium and Israel, The Times, 13 September 2000, page 21
• Sir John Beith, The Guardian, London, 13 September 2000
• Obituary: Sir John Beith, The Telegraph, London, 6 September 2000