Michael Alexander (diplomat)

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Sir Michael Alexander
Personal information
Born(1936-06-19)19 June 1936
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died1 June 2002(2002-06-01) (aged 65)
London, England
Sport
SportFencing
Medal record
Men's
fencing
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Épée, team

Sir Michael O'Donel Bjarne Alexander

GCMG (19 June 1936 – 1 June 2002) was a British diplomat. He was the foreign policy secretary to Margaret Thatcher and the UK ambassador to NATO.[1]

Alexander was the son of

Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in the team épée event.[3][4]

Alexander also served as Permanent Representative on the

References

  1. ^ "Sir Michael Alexander: Obituary". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  2. ^ Braithwaite, Rodric (27 June 2002). "Sir Michael Alexander". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Michael Alexander". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Michael Alexander Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Sir Michael Alexander". The Telegraph. 15 June 2002. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

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