Jump to content

Antony Acland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Addbot (talk | contribs) at 11:42, 13 March 2013 (Bot: Migrating 1 interwiki links, now provided by Wikidata on d:q4059659). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

For the Jesuit, see Anthony Acland (Jesuit). For the British Army officer, see Sir Antony Guy Acland, 5th Baronet.
Sir Antony Acland in the robes of a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter

Sir Antony Arthur Acland, KG, GCMG, GCVO (born 12 March 1930) is a British diplomat.[1]

The second son of Peter Acland and Bridget Susan Barnett, he was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford, gaining an MA degree in 1956.

From 1975 to 1977, he was British Ambassador to Luxembourg. Head of the Diplomatic Service (Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office) between 1982 and 1986, Acland was then Ambassador to Washington (United States) from 1986 to 1991 under Margaret Thatcher. He was created Provost of Eton College in 1991 and retired in 2000.

Acland was a member of the Founding Council of the Rothermere American Institute, helping to raise funds for the Institute's building and library.

He became a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1986, a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in 1991 and a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 2001. He became Chancellor of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1994.[2]

Acland is a vocal opponent of the United Kingdom's entry into the euro.

He has been married twice; first in 1956 and again in 1987, his first wife having died in 1984. He has two sons and a daughter by his first marriage.

References

  1. ^ A & C Black (2012). "ACLAND, Sir Antony (Arthur)". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
  2. ^ "Court Circular". Independent. 10 June 1994.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Principal Private Secretary
to the Foreign Secretary
1972-1975 		Succeeded by
Preceded by British Ambassador
to Luxembourg
1975–1977 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Permanent Secretary,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1982-1986 		Succeeded by
Preceded by British Ambassador
to the United States
1986–1991 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by Provost of Eton
1991–2000 		Succeeded by
Order of precedence in England and Wales
Preceded byas a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter Gentlemen
as a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter 		Succeeded byas a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
Order of precedence in Scotland
Preceded byas a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter Gentlemen
as a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter 		Succeeded byas a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
Order of precedence in Northern Ireland
Preceded byas a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter Gentlemen
as a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter 		Succeeded byas a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter

Template:Persondata


Stub icon

This British diplomat-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Antony_Acland&oldid=543821376"