Leslie Charles Glass KCMG (28 May 1911 - 17 December 1988) was a British former diplomat[1] who ended his career as High Commissioner to Nigeria.[2]
Leslie Charles Glass
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|---|---|
| Minister/Ambassador to Romania | |
| In office 1965–1967 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson |
| Preceded by | Dalton Murray |
| Succeeded by | John Chadwick |
| British High Commissioner to Jamaica | |
| In office 1969–1971 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Harold Wilson Edward Heath |
| Preceded by | David Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Cyril Pickard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1911 |
| Died | 17 December 1988 (aged 77) |
Education edit
Glass was educated at Bradfield College; Trinity College, Oxford; and SOAS.[2]
Career edit
Glass joined the Indian Civil Service in 1934. He served at Mandalay and Rangoon. After World War Two he was Head of Chancery for HM Legation at Budapest, then its Chargé d’Affaires. He was Head of the Information Division for the British Middle East Office from 1953 to 1956; seconded to the Staff of the Governor of Cyprus from 1955 to 1956; and Counsellor and Consul-General in Washington DC from 1957 to 1961.
Glass was Assistant Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign Office from 1962 to 1965; Ambassador to Romania from 1965 to 1967; and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN from 1967 until his last appointment in Nigeria.[3]
References edit
- ^ "FOREIGN OFFICE". The London Gazette. No. 43706. 6 July 1965. p. 6427.
The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to appoint, with effect from the dates respectively indicated: Leslie Charles Glass, Esquire, C/M.G., to be Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary at Bucharest (1 April 1965)
- ^ a b [Anon.] (2024). "Glass, Leslie". Who's Who. A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U164558. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Nigerian Relief aid". Hansard. 22 January 1970. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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