Alan Donald
Sir Alan Donald | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom Ambassador to China | |
| In office 26 May 1988 – 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Richard Evans |
| Succeeded by | Sir Robin McLaren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1931 Inverurie, Scotland |
| Died | 14 July 2018 (aged 87) Kent, England |
| Spouse | Janet H. T. Blood (m. 1958)[1] |
| Children | 4 sons[1] |
| Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
| Occupation | diplomat |
Sir Alan Ewen Donald KCMG (5 May 1931 – 14 July 2018)[2] was a British diplomat who was the United Kingdom ambassador to Indonesia and China.
Early life and education
Donald was born on 5 May 1931 in Inverurie, Scotland to Robert T. Donald and Louise Turner.[1] He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, Fettes College, then Trinity Hall, Cambridge (BA, LLM).
Career
- National Service with Royal Horse Artillery 1949–50.
- Joined HM Foreign Service 1954: Third Secretary, Peking, 1955–57.
- Foreign Office (FO), 1958–61: Private Secretary to Parliamentary Under-Secretary, FO, 1959–61.
- Second, later First Secretary, UK Delegation to NATO, Paris, 1961–64.
- First Secretary, Peking, 1964–66.
- Personnel Dept, Diplomatic Service Admin Office, later FCO, 1967–71.
- Counsellor (Commercial), Athens, 1971–73.
- Political Adviser to Governor of Hong Kong, 1974–77.
- Ambassador to Republics of Zaire, Congo Brazzaville, Burundi and Rwanda, 1977–80.[3][4][5]
- Assistant Under-Secretary of State (Asia and the Pacific), FCO, 1980–84.
- Ambassador to Republic of Indonesia, 1984–88.
- Ambassador to People’s Republic of China, 1988–91.
- Director: China Fund Inc. (NY), 1992–2003; HSBC China Fund Ltd, 1994–2004; J.P. Morgan Fleming Asian Investment Trust Ltd, 1997–2001 (Fleming Far Eastern Investment Trust, 1991–97).
- President, China Association, 2003–08.
Personal
Donald married Janet Hilary Therese Blood in 1958, and they had four sons.
Honours
Sources
- DONALD, Sir Alan (Ewen), Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
References
- ^ a b c Europa Publications (2003). The International Who's Who 2004. Psychology Press. p. 443. ISBN 978-1-8574-3217-6.
- ^ OBITUARY Sir Alan Donald
- ^ "No. 47476". The London Gazette. 28 February 1978. p. 2598.
- ^ "No. 47596". The London Gazette. 20 July 1978. p. 8701.
- ^ "No. 47514". The London Gazette. 17 April 1978. p. 4685.
- ^ "No. 51365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1988. p. 4.
External links
- A despatch by Donald, headed "First Impressions of Indonesia", is included in The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase: Stories from the Diplomatic Bag by Matthew Parris (Penguin, 2012, ISBN 9780241957097)
- A despatch by Donald, headed "China: Valedictory Despatch", is included in Parting Shots by Matthew Parris (Penguin, 2011, ISBN 9780670919291)
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