John Boyd (diplomat)
Appearance
Sir John Boyd British Ambassador to Japan | |
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In office 1992–1996 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Sir John Whitehead |
Succeeded by | Sir David Wright |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 January 1936 |
Died | 18 October 2019 | (aged 83)
Education | Westminster School |
Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge Yale University (MA) |
Sir John Dixon Iklé Boyd Master of Churchill College, Cambridge from 1996 to 2006.
Early life and education
Boyd was born on 17 January 1936 to James Dixon Boyd and Amélie (postgraduate scholarship to study in the United States, and attended Yale University to undertake foreign area studies and to study Mandarin.[4] He graduated with a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1962.[1][5]
Career
Diplomatic career
Boyd was a member of the
FCO
before his posting to Japan. His tenure in Tokyo saw a marked expansion in bilateral exchanges on a wide front. He holds the
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.[6]
Other roles
Boyd was
Master of Churchill College, Cambridge from 1996 to 2006.[7][8] He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the British Museum from 2002 to 2006.[9]
Boyd served as Chairman of Asia House from 2010 to 2017.[10]
Personal life
In 1968, Boyd married Gunilla Rönngren, a Swedish diplomat.[1][2] They had two children,[1] before divorcing in the 1970s.[2] In 1977, he married Julia Raynsford.[2] He had three daughters from his second marriage.[3]
Boyd died on 18 October 2019, at the age of 83.[11]
See also
- Anglo-Japanese relations
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Heads of the United Kingdom Mission in Japan
References
- ^ Who Was Who. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Sir John Boyd obituary". The Times. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Sir John Boyd, diplomat whose command of the Chinese language proved invaluable during the Cultural Revolution – obituary". The Telegraph. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b McBain, Malcolm (17 February 1999). "BDOHP Biographical Details and Interview Index: John (Dixon Iklé) BOYD, KCMG 1992 (CMG 1985)" (PDF). British Diplomatic Oral History Programme. Churchil College, Cambridge.
- ^ "Sir John Dixon Boyd". Yale Class of 1962. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Japanese Embassy Announcement
- ^ "Letters patent appointing Sir John Boyd (1996) and Sir David Wallace (2006) as Masters of Churchill College, Cambridge". Crown Office. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Churchill College personal listing". Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ "New chairman for British Museum". BBC News. BBC. 22 May 2001. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ FT article
- ^ Boyd, Julia (22 October 2019). "Boyd". The Telegraph Announcements. Retrieved 23 October 2019.