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George Middleton (diplomat)

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Sir George Humphrey Middleton KCMG (21 January 1910[1] – 12 February 1998[2]) was a British diplomat. He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Lebanon (1956–1958),[3] Argentina (1961–1964) and Egypt (1964–1965).[4] He was also Chief Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Residency and Chargé d'affaires in Iran during the Abadan Crisis.[5]

References

General
  • Brenchley, Frank (September 2004). "George Middleton" (subscription required). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/69411. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
Specific
  1. ^ "Birthdays". The Independent. 21 January 1993. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  2. ^ "Obituaries: Magdalen College". Oxford University Gazette. 23 April 1998. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  3. ^ "Previous Ambassadors". UK in Lebanon: The official website for the British Embassy in Lebanon. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-05-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Previous Ambassadors". UK in Egypt: The official website for the British Embassy in Egypt. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-05-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran, Edited by Mark j. Gasiorowski and Malcolm Byrne, Syracuse University Press, 2004, p.52
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by British Ambassador to Lebanon
1956 – 1958
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Residency
1958 – 1961
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Ambassador to Argentina
1961 – 1964
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Ambassador to the United Arab Republic
1964 – 1965
Suspended
Title next held by
Sir Harold Beeley