John Weston (diplomat)

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Sir John Weston

Sir (Philip) John Weston

British Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN
) from 1995 to 1998.

Early life

Weston was educated at

Second Lieutenant in 42 Commando Royal Marines
.

Diplomatic career

Weston joined the Diplomatic Service in 1962, and was posted to Hong Kong (Chinese language student); and subsequently to Beijing, to Brussels EC (with the UK Permanent Representation to the

Foreign Secretary, both James Callaghan and Anthony Crosland. In 1977, he spent a sabbatical year as a visiting fellow at All Souls College, Oxford
.

From 1981 to 1985 he was the Foreign Office's Director of International Security Policy, after heading their Defence Department during the

German Order of Merit, with Star
).

In 1992 Weston was made a Knight Commander of the

British Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN
) in 1995. He retired from this post, and from the diplomatic service, in 1998.

John Weston was a Non-executive Director on the Boards of several companies including

Community Foundation Network
, a UK-wide charity encouraging creation of local endowment funds to support local works.

Weston began writing poetry in 2002, appearing in many magazines and journals. He was published in the Take Five '04 anthology by Shoestring Press in 2004. The first collection of his poetry, Chasing the Hoopoe, published by Peterloo Poets in August 2005, was described by

The Poetry School and was a trustee of The Poetry Society
. His second collection of poems "Echo Soundings" was published by Shoestring Press in 2012. Weston is married to Sally (née Ehlers). They have three children and seven grandchildren.

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8

External links

Offices held

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
UK Permanent Representative on the North Atlantic Council

1992–1995 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations

1995–1998 		Succeeded by
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