| 词条 | John Gray (diplomat) |
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Sir John Walton David Gray {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KBE|CMG}} (1 October 1936 – 1 September 2003) was a senior British diplomat. In 1987, as the British ambassador to Beirut, Gray unsuccessfully attempted to dissuade Terry Waite from re-entering Beirut without proper protection, with the result that Waite was kidnapped and held for nearly five years. Early lifeJohn Gray was born in at Burry Port in Carmarthenshire and educated at Blundell's School. After National Service in Cyprus and Egypt he attended Christ's College, Cambridge and later did postgraduate research in Arab nationalism at the Middle East Centre in Oxford and the American University in Cairo. He joined the diplomatic service in 1962 and retained his link with the Middle East throughout his career. Diplomatic career
Later careerGray retired from the Foreign Office in 1996 and on returning to Wales became involved in public and community affairs, including:
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9 : 1936 births|2003 deaths|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Lebanon|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Belgium|Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George|People educated at Blundell's School|People from Burry Port |
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