Stephen Egerton (diplomat)

Sir Stephen Loftus Egerton KCMG (21 July 1932 – 7 September 2006) was a British diplomat^[1] from the Egerton family.

Early life

Egerton was born in Indore, India, on 21 July 1932. He was a son of William le Belward Egerton, grandson of William Egerton, and great-grandson of Philip Henry Egerton.

Egerton returned to England aged 11 to be educated at Eton College, where he won the Newcastle Scholarship. After National Service in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he read classics at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Career

He joined the Foreign Service in 1956, and had a succession of posts including Kuwait, Iraq, New York and Tripoli. He served as British ambassador to Iraq from 1980 to 1982, and to Saudi Arabia from 1986 to 1989. His final position was as ambassador to Rome, from 1989 to 1992, during which time he also became Britain's first (non-resident) ambassador to Albania.

He was appointed CMG in 1978 and KCMG in 1988.

Personal life

He married Caroline Cary-Elwes in 1958, with whom he had a son and a daughter.^[2]

References

^ "Obituary: Sir Stephen Egerton". The Guardian. London. 20 September 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
^ "Sir Stephen Egerton". Daily Telegraph. London. 18 September 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2008.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Alexander Stirling	British Ambassador to Iraq 1980–1982	Succeeded by Sir John Moberly
Preceded by Sir Patrick Wright	British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1986–1989	Succeeded by Sir Alan Munro
Preceded by Sir Derek Thomas	British Ambassador to Italy 1989–1992	Succeeded by Sir Patrick Fairweather

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[1] "Obituary: Sir Stephen Egerton". The Guardian. London. 20 September 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2008.

[2] "Sir Stephen Egerton". Daily Telegraph. London. 18 September 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2008.

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