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George Norman Stansfield
George Norman Stansfield (28 February 192615 April 2018) was a British diplomat who worked for the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office and served as the British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands (1982–86). Career Stansfield was the son of George and Alice Stansfield and was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England on 28 February 1926. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1944 and served during the Second World War. He joined the Civil Service, in the Ministries of Food and Supply, from 1948 to 1958. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and was Assistant (or Private Secretary) to the Director-General of Armaments Production in the War Office from 1958 to 1961. He joined the Commonwealth Office in 1961 and became Second Secretary to Calcutta, India, from 1962 to 1966, and to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from 1966. He became First Secretary in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1968 until 1971, and also served in Singapore from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
His Excellency
Excellency is an honorific style (manner of address), style given to certain high-level officers of a sovereign state, officials of an international organization, or members of an aristocracy. Once entitled to the title "Excellency", the holder usually retains the right to that courtesy throughout their lifetime, although in some cases the title is attached to a particular office, and is held only for the duration of that office. Generally people addressed as ''Excellency'' are head of state, heads of state, head of government, heads of government, governors, ambassadors, Bishops in the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic bishops and high-ranking ecclesiastics and others holding equivalent rank (e.g., heads of international organizations). Members of royal family, royal families generally have distinct addresses (Majesty, Highness, etc.) It is sometimes misinterpreted as a title of office in itself, but in fact is an honorific that precedes various titles (such as Mr. President (ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta, India
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 Births
Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos (general), Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Kingdom of Hejaz, Hejaz. ** Bảo Đại, Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Vietnam. * January 12 – Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll premiere their radio program ''Sam 'n' Henry'', in which the two white performers portray two black characters from Harlem looking to strike it rich in the big city (it is a precursor to Gosden and Correll's more popular later program, ''Amos 'n' Andy''). * January 16 – A BBC comic radio play broadcast by Ronald Knox, about a workers' revolution, causes a panic in London. * January 21 – The Belgian Parliament accepts the Locarno Treaties. * January 26 – Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrates a mechanical television system at his London laboratory for members of the Royal Institution and a report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of High Commissioners Of The United Kingdom To The Solomon Islands
The High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Solomon Islands is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative to the Solomon Islands, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Solomon Islands. The current British High Commissioner to Solomon Islands also is employed as the High Commissioner to the Republic of Nauru. High Commissioners to the Solomon Islands * 1978–82 Gordon Slater * 1982–86 George Norman Stansfield * 1986–88 John Noss * 1988–90 Junor Young * 1990–95 Raymond Jones * 1996–98 Brian Connelly * 1998–2001 Alan Waters * 2001–04 Brian Baldwin * 2004–08 Richard Lyne * 2008–11 Timothy Smart * 2012–16 Dominic Meiklejohn, also non-resident British High Commissioner to Vanuatu and Nauru *2016–2019 David Ward, also non-resident British High Commissioner to Vanuatu and Nauru *2019–2022: Brian Jones, also to Nauru *2019–2022: Thomas Coward, also to Nauru References External links UK an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Birthday Honours
Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the '' London Gazette'' and many are formally conferred by the monarch (or her representative) some time after the date of the announcement, particularly for service people on active duty. The 1985 Queen's Birthday honours lists were announced on 15 June 1985.New Zealand and Cook Islands lists: The recipients are shown below as they were styled before their new honour. United Kingdom Life Peers Barons * Sir Walter Charles Marshall, C.B.E., Chairman Central Electricity Generating Board. *The Right Honourable Robert Joseph Mellish, Deputy Chairman, London Docklands Development Corporation. Privy Counsellor * Barney (Bernard John) Hayhoe, Minister of State, H.M. Treasury and Member of Parliament for Brentford and Isleworth. Knights Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 New Year Honours
The 1980 New Year Honours were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 31 December 1979 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1980.New Zealand list: Names and titles of recipients are shown as they appeared in this honours list. United Kingdom Knights Bachelor * Harry Jefferson Barnes, C.B.E., Director, Glasgow School of Art. * Professor James William Longman Beament, Chairman, Natural Environment Research Council. *Charles William Bell, C.B.E. For political service in Scotland. * Ronald McMillan Bell, Q.C., M.P. For political and public service. *Professor Max Beloff, College at Buckingham. Principal of University * Austin Ernest Bide, Chairman and Chief Executive, Glaxo Holdings Ltd. * William Gibson Haig Clark, M.P. For political and public service. *Robert James Clayton, C.B.E., Technical Director, The General ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durban, South Africa
Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from 25 October 2017. Retrieved 2021-03-05.The names and the naming of Durban Website ''natalia.org.za'' (pdf). Retrieved 2021-03-05. is the third most populous city in after and |
Consulate-General
A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the two countries. A consul is distinguished from an ambassador, the latter being a representative from one head of state to another, but both have a form of immunity. There can be only one ambassador from one country to another, representing the first country's head of state to that of the second, and their duties revolve around diplomatic relations between the two countries; however, there may be several consuls, one in each of several major cities, providing assistance with bureaucratic issues to both the citizens of the consul's own country traveling or living abroad and to the citizens of the country in which the consul resides who wish to travel to or trade with the consul's country. A less common usage is an administrative con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consul (representative)
A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people of the two countries. A consul is distinguished from an ambassador, the latter being a representative from one head of state to another, but both have a form of immunity. There can be only one ambassador from one country to another, representing the first country's head of state to that of the second, and their duties revolve around diplomatic relations between the two countries; however, there may be several consuls, one in each of several major cities, providing assistance with bureaucratic issues to both the citizens of the consul's own country traveling or living abroad and to the citizens of the country in which the consul resides who wish to travel to or trade with the consul's country. A less common usage is an administrative con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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