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William Hugh Fullerton CMG (born 11 February 1939) is a retired British diplomat

Fullerton studied Oriental Languages at Queens' College, Cambridge.[1] He worked for Shell International Petroleum in Uganda from 1963-1965, leaving to join the Foreign Office.[1] He attended a course at MECAS (1965-1966) and then served as Information Officer in Jedda (1966-1967).[1]

After spells in Jamaica and Turkey Fullerton was Consul-General in Islamabad (1981-1983); Ambassador to Somalia (1983-1987); Governor of the Falkland Islands (1988-1992); and finally British Ambassador to Kuwait (1992-1996).[1]

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Michael Purcell
 British Ambassador to Somalia
1983-1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Michael Weston
 British Ambassador to Kuwait
1992-1996 		Succeeded by

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Fullerton, William Hugh, (born 11 Feb. 1939)". Who's Who (UK). Retrieved 20 April 2019.


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