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词条 Geoffrey Wallinger
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Sir Geoffrey Arnold Wallinger {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|GBE|KCMG}} (2 May 1903 – 5 July 1979) was a British diplomat who was envoy to Hungary and ambassador to Thailand, Austria and Brazil. He was a signatory of the treaty that ended the occupation of Austria following World War II.

Career

Wallinger was educated at Sherborne School (where he played cricket for the school[1]) and Clare College, Cambridge. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 1926[2] and served at Cairo, Vienna, Pretoria and Cape Town, Buenos Aires and Nanking (the capital of the Kuomintang government of China) as well as at the Foreign Office.

Wallinger was Minister (head of mission) to Hungary 1949–51[3] and Ambassador to Thailand 1951–54.[4] He was appointed Ambassador to Austria in 1954,[5] but served as High Commissioner until Austria was released from Allied occupation; during that time he completed the negotiations of,[6] and signed, the Austrian Independence Treaty of May 1955. He remained in Vienna as Ambassador until 1958. He was then Ambassador to Brazil 1958–63.[7]

Honours

Wallinger was appointed {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CMG}} in 1947,[8] knighted KCMG in the 1953 Coronation Honours,[9] and awarded the additional, senior knighthood of GBE in the 1963 New Year Honours.[10]

References

  • WALLINGER, Sir Geoffrey (Arnold), Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2015 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
1. ^[https://cricketarchive.comwww.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1030/1030752/1030752.html Geoffrey Wallinger] at CricketArchive
2. ^{{London Gazette |issue=33227 |date=7 December 1926 |page=8008}}
3. ^{{London Gazette |issue=38702 |date=30 August 1949 |page=4189}}
4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=39323 |date=31 August 1951 |page=4608}}
5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=40115 |date=2 March 1954 |page=1317}}
6. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=RreOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA812 United States Treaties and Other International Agreements, Volume 7, Part 1], U.S. Department of State, 1956
7. ^{{London Gazette |issue=41525 |date=17 October 1958 |page=6335}}
8. ^{{London Gazette |issue=37977 |supp=y |date=6 June 1947 |page=2576}}
9. ^{{London Gazette |issue=39863 |supp=y |date=26 May 1953 |page=2945}}
10. ^{{London Gazette |issue=42870 |supp=y |date=28 December 1962 |page=20}}

External links

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10 : 1903 births|1979 deaths|People educated at Sherborne School|Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Hungary|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Thailand|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Austria|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Brazil|Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire|Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George

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