Robin McLaren
Sir Robin McLaren KCMG | |
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 McLaren in Beijing | |
| British Ambassador to China | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| President | Yang Shangkun Jiang Zemin |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Sir Alan Donald |
| Succeeded by | Sir Leonard Appleyard |
| British Ambassador to the Philippines | |
| In office 1985–1987 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Michael Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Keith MacInnes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1934 |
| Died | 20 July 2010 (aged 75) |
| Education | Ardingly College |
| Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Sir Robin John Taylor McLaren KCMG (14 August 1934 – 20 July 2010[1]) was a British diplomat.
Education
Robin McLaren was educated at
independent school for boys (now co-educational), in the village of Ardingly (near Haywards Heath) in West Sussex, followed by St John's College, Cambridge, and the School of Oriental and African Studies
.
Life and career
McLaren was Chairman of Governors at
KCMG in 1991, having been made CMG
in 1982.
Honours
References
- Sir Robin McLaren, obituary, The Telegraph, 29 July 2010
- ^ a b Leung, Ambrose (23 July 2010). "OBITUARY – Robin McLaren, 1934–2010: The diplomat who helped smooth a path for Hong Kong's handover", South China Morning Post
- ^ "British Diplomatic History". Retrieved 16 May 2008.
External links
- Interview with Sir Robin John Taylor McLaren & transcript, British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge, 1996
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