John Richmond (diplomat)
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Sir John Christopher Blake John Richmond KCMG (1909-1990) was a British
diplomat and author specialising in Middle Eastern studies.
He was born in England in 1909 but spent much of his childhood in Palestine and Jordan. He returned to England in 1922 and was educated at Lancing College
, followed by Hertford College, Oxford
. Following the completion of his studies he returned to the Middle East and served with British military intelligence in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq during the Second World War. He entered the Diplomatic Service
in 1947 and was British Ambassador to Kuwait
between 1961-1963 and Sudan
from 1965-1966. He retired in 1966 and joined the department of Islamic Studies at the University of Durham. John Richmond died in 1990.
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diplomat and author specialising in Middle Eastern studies.
He was born in England in 1909 but spent much of his childhood in Palestine and Jordan. He returned to England in 1922 and was educated at Lancing College
Lancing College
Lancing College is a co-educational English independent school in the British public school tradition, founded in 1848 by Nathaniel Woodard. Woodard's aim was to provide education "based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith." Lancing was the first of a...
, followed by Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College, Oxford
Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is located in Catte Street, directly opposite the main entrance of the original Bodleian Library. As of 2006, the college had a financial endowment of £52m. There are 612 students , plus various visiting...
. Following the completion of his studies he returned to the Middle East and served with British military intelligence in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq during the Second World War. He entered the Diplomatic Service
Diplomatic service
Diplomatic service is the body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries. Diplomatic personnel enjoy diplomatic immunity when they are accredited to other countries...
in 1947 and was British Ambassador to Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
between 1961-1963 and Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
from 1965-1966. He retired in 1966 and joined the department of Islamic Studies at the University of Durham. John Richmond died in 1990.
Works
- The Arabs of Palestine (1972)
- Bahrain social and political change since the First World War (ed. with William Hale)(1976)
- A commentary by Sir John Richmond on ‘The Palestinians and the PLO’, Bernard Lewis (197-)
- Egypt, 1798-1952: her advance towards a modern identity (1977).
External links
- http://www.library.ex.ac.uk/special/guides/archives/111-120/115_01.html