Colin Imray (diplomat)
Sir Colin Imray | |
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Born | Colin Henry Imray 21 September 1933 |
Died | 20 December 2020 | (aged 87)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Sir Colin Henry Imray KBE CMG (September 21, 1933 – December 23, 2020) was a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to Tanzania and Bangladesh.
Biography
Colin Imray was educated at Highgate School, Hotchkiss School, Connecticut, and Balliol College, Oxford.[1]
He served in the Seaforth Highlanders and the Royal West African Frontier Force in Sierra Leone from 1952–54, then joined the Commonwealth Relations Office in 1957. After diplomatic postings in Canberra, Nairobi, and Montreal, he was Consul-General at Islamabad 1973–77, Commercial Counsellor at Tel Aviv 1977–80, Deputy High Commissioner at Bombay (now Mumbai) 1980–84, Assistant Under-Secretary of State at the FCO 1984–85, High Commissioner to Tanzania 1986–89 and High Commissioner to Bangladesh 1989–93.[1]
Imray was appointed CMG in 1983[2] and knighted KBE in 1992.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Memoir (in place of interview): Sir Colin Imray, 2002". University of Cambridge.
- ^ "No. 49375". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1983. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 52952". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 1992. p. 16.
- 1933 births
- 2020 deaths
- People educated at Highgate School
- Hotchkiss School alumni
- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- Members of HM Diplomatic Service
- High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Tanzania
- High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Bangladesh
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- British diplomat stubs