| 词条 | Leonard Appleyard |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = Sir Leonard Appleyard |honorific-suffix = KCMG |image = |alt = |order = |office = British Ambassador to People's Republic of China |term_start = 1994 |term_end = 1997 |predecessor = Sir Robin McLaren |successor = Sir Anthony Galsworthy |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|09|2|df=yes}} |birth_place = |citizenship = |nationality = |spouse = Elizabeth West (1964-1994) Joan Jefferson (1994-) |children = |residence = |education = Read School, Drax |alma_mater = Queens' College, Cambridge |occupation = Diplomat |profession = |committees = |religion = Anglican[1] |signature = |signature_alt = }}Sir Leonard Vincent Appleyard {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCMG}} (b. 2 September 1938)[1] is a former British diplomat.[2] EducationBorn in 1938, Appleyard was educated at The Read School, an independent school for boys (now co-educational) in the village of Drax in North Yorkshire, followed by Queens' College at the University of Cambridge, from which he gained a degree (with Honours) in Classical Chinese. He speaks Chinese, Russian, Hungarian and French.[2] CareerHe served at the British Embassy in the People's Republic of China between 1966 and 1968 (during the country's Cultural Revolution). He served as First Secretary British High Commission in India from 1971–1974, and later returned to China as ambassador in 1994 until 1997, a period which witnessed the Taiwan Strait Crisis (1995–96) and also the 'handover' of Hong Kong from UK rule to the People's Republic of China. Sir Leonard also served as the UK's ambassador to Hungary; served in the Treasury; in the Cabinet Office as Deputy Cabinet Secretary; as Secretary of the Gulf War Cabinet; and Financial Counsellor in Paris. Following his departure from the diplomatic service, Sir Leonard took up a position as vice-chairman of Barclays Capital. Sir Leonard also served as joint-Chairman on the Nuffield Languages Programme Steering Group along with Sir Trevor McDonald. He is a former Pro-Chancellor of Bournemouth University. References1. ^{{cite news | title = Birthdays | newspaper = The Guardian | pages = 37 | publisher = Guardian News & Media | date = 2 September 2014 }} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web | url = http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U5620 | title = APPLEYARD, Sir Leonard (Vincent) | work = Who's Who 2012, online edition | author = A & C Black | publisher = Oxford University Press | year = 2012 | accessdate = 2 May 2012 }} External links
to the Foreign Secretary | years = 1984-1986 }}{{s-aft | after = Sir Anthony Galsworthy }}{{s-bef | before = Peter Unwin }}{{s-ttl | title = British Ambassador to Hungary | years = 1986–1989 }}{{s-aft | after = Sir John Birch }}{{s-bef | before = Sir John Weston }}{{s-ttl | title = Director, Political of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office | years = 1991–1994 }}{{s-aft | after = Pauline, The Baroness Neville-Jones }}{{s-bef | before = Sir Robin McLaren }}{{s-ttl | title = British Ambassador to China | years = 1994-1997 }}{{s-aft | after = Sir Anthony Galsworthy }}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Appleyard, Leonard}} 9 : Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Hungary|Members of HM Diplomatic Service|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to China|Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George|Living people|People associated with Bournemouth University|1938 births|Principal Private Secretaries to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
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