| 词条 | James Craig (diplomat) |
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Sir (Albert) James Macqueen Craig {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCMG}} (13 July 1924 – 26 September 2017[1]) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Syria and Saudi Arabia, also an academic and writer. CareerCraig was born in Liverpool and educated at Liverpool Institute High School for Boys. He then won an exhibition to The Queen's College, Oxford. He gained first class in Classics Honour Moderations after his first year, then served in the army 1943–44 but left due to illness and returned to Oxford where he gained a first class degree in Arabic and Persian. He lectured in Arabic at Durham University 1948–55, taking a year off to study at Cairo University 1950–51. In 1955 he took leave from Durham to be senior lecturer at the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies. He joined the Foreign Office and was Political Agent in the Trucial States 1961–64. He was posted to Beirut 1964–67 and to Jeddah 1967–70, then took a year's sabbatical fellowship at St Antony's College, Oxford, 1970–71. His next post was head of the Near East and North Africa Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1971–75. During this time, in November 1974 a British Airways aircraft was hijacked and flown to Tunis, where Craig was sent to deal with the crisis. The hijackers murdered a German banker but the remaining passengers and crew were released. Craig was deputy High Commissioner at Kuala Lumpur 1975–76, ambassador to Syria 1976–79[2] and ambassador to Saudi Arabia 1979–84[3] during which he had to rebuild relations with the Saudis were offended by the 1980 TV drama-documentary Death of a Princess. He then retired from the Diplomatic Service and was visiting professor in Arabic and lecturer at Pembroke College, Oxford, 1985–1991. Among other activities he was Director General of the Middle East Association 1985–93 and President 1993–2011. Craig was appointed CMG in the 1975 New Year Honours,[4] knighted KCMG in the 1981 New Year Honours[5] and promoted to GCMG in the 1984 New Year Honours.[6] After his retirement he was made an Officer of the Order of St John.[7] Publications
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1. ^{{cite web |url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/217688/craig |title=Craig |website=Telegraph announcements |date=4 November 2017}} {{s-start}}{{s-dip}}{{s-bef |before=David Roberts}}{{s-ttl |title=Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Syrian Arab Republic |years=1976–1979}}{{s-aft |after=Patrick Wright}}{{s-bef |before=Sir John Wilton}}{{s-ttl |title=Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Jedda |years=1979–1984}}{{s-aft |after=Sir Patrick Wright}}{{S-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Craig, James Macqueen}}2. ^{{London Gazette |issue=47059 |date=5 November 1976 |page=14951}} 3. ^{{London Gazette |issue=48055 |date=3 January 1980 |page=64}} 4. ^{{London Gazette |issue=46444 |date=31 December 1974 |page=4}} 5. ^{{London Gazette |issue=48467 |date=30 December 1980 |page=4}} 6. ^{{London Gazette |issue=49583 |date=30 December 1983 |page=4}} 7. ^{{London Gazette |issue=50023 |date=31 January 1985 |page=2}} 11 : 1924 births|2017 deaths|People educated at Liverpool Institute High School for Boys|Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford|British Army personnel of World War II|Academics of Durham University|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Syria|Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Saudi Arabia|Academics of the University of Oxford|Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George|Officers of the Order of St John |
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