Alan Ewen Donald
Encyclopedia
Sir Alan Ewen Donald (5 May 1931 - ) is a career British diplomat
and former British Ambassador.
He attended Aberdeen Grammar School
and Fettes College
, Edinburgh
, and then Trinity Hall, Cambridge
. BA, LLM
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
and former British Ambassador.
Background
He was born on 5 May 1931; 2nd son of Robert Thomson Donald and Louise Turner. He married in 1958 to Janet Hilary Therese Blood. They have four sons.He attended Aberdeen Grammar School
Aberdeen Grammar School
Aberdeen Grammar School, known to students as The Grammar is a state secondary school in the City of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is one of twelve secondary schools run by the Aberdeen City Council educational department...
and Fettes College
Fettes College
Fettes College is an independent school for boarding and day pupils in Edinburgh, Scotland with over two thirds of its pupils in residence on campus...
, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, and then Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
. BA, LLM
Career
- HM Forces, RA (L Battery, 2nd Regt RHA), 1949–50.
- Joined HM Foreign Service, 1954: Third Sec., Peking, 1955–57.
- FO, 1958–61: Private Sec. to Parly Under-Sec., FO, 1959–61.
- Second, later First Sec., UK Delegation to NATO, Paris, 1961–64.
- First Sec., Peking, 1964–66.
- Personnel Dept, Diplomatic Service Admin Office, later FCO, 1967–71.
- Counsellor (Commercial), AthensAthensAthens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, 1971–73. - Political Advr to Governor of Hong Kong, 1974–77.
- Ambassador to: Republics of Zaire, Burundi and Rwanda, 1977–80.
- People’s Republic of the Congo, 1978–80.
- Asst Under-Sec. of State (Asia and the Pacific), FCO, 1980–84.
- Ambassador to: Republic of Indonesia, 1984–88.
- People’s Republic of China, 1988–91. Director: China Fund Inc. (NY), 1992–2003.
- HSBC China Fund Ltd, 1994–2004;
- J. P. Morgan Fleming Asian Investment Trust Ltd (formerly Fleming Asian Investment Trust), 1997–2001 (Fleming Far Eastern Investment Trust, 1991–97). Pres., China Assoc., 2003–08. Hon. LLD Aberdeen, 1991.
Source
- ‘DONALD, Sir Alan (Ewen)’, Who's WhoWho's WhoWho's Who is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biographical information on a particular group of people...
2010, A & C Black, 2010; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2009 ; online edn, Nov 2009.