John Shakespeare (diplomat)
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John William Richmond Shakespeare, diplomat.
Shakespeare was born in
alumnus.[citation needed
]
From 1943 to 1948 he was at
École Normale Supérieure in Paris, he joined the editorial staff of the Times Educational Supplement, and in 1956 he became a member of the editorial staff of The Times
.
- In 1959 he was Private Secretary to Sir Foreign and Commonwealth Officein London. In 1963, he was promoted to First Secretary.
- From 1966 to 1969, he was Information Officer in Rio de Janeiro. He was awarded the Order of the Southern Cross.
- From 1973 to 1976 he was Counsellor and Consul General in Buenos Aires.[1]
- On 26 January 1976 Derick Ashe terminated his duty as ambassador in Buenos Aires and JWR Shakespeare stayed as chargé d'affaires until 1977.
- From 1979 to 1983, he was Deputy Head of Mission in Lisbon, and Chargé d'affaires during the Falklands War of 1982. He was Chairman of the Anglo-Portuguese Society from 1981 to 1984.
From 1983 to 1987 he was ambassador in Lima.[2] He was Vice-President of the Anglo-Peruvian Society from 1991.
- From 1987 to 1990 he was ambassador in Rabat. He was awarded the Alouite Order by King Hassan II.
- From 1991, he was Chairman of the Morgan Grenfell (later Deutsche Bank) Latin American Trust.
- From 1991, he was Latin American consultant for Clyde & Co.
- 1985 Birthday Honours he became Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.
References
- ^ John William Richmond Shakespeare, Esquire, M.V.O., to be Her Majesty's Consul-General for the Argentine Republic, to reside at Buenos Aires (12 July 1973). H.M. Stationery Office, The London Gazette, part 11, 1973, p. 13192
- ^ The Diplomatic Service List. United Kingdom: H.M. Stationery Office, 1998. Page 114.