John Charles Rodger Gray (born 1953) is a former British diplomat who served as

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. Gray was educated at the

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before joining the British Diplomatic Service in 1974. After two years at the

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he was posted to Warsaw in 1976. Gray served as Head of the Middle East Department between 2002 and 2004. He was invested as a

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in 2003 for services in connection with the

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. From 2005 to 2008 Gray was British Ambassador to Morocco, before serving as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps between 2008 and 2014. On 17 December 2013 he was invested as a

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Charles 1953 births Living people Alumni of the University of Glasgow Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Morocco Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order Marshals of the Diplomatic Corps Place of birth missing (living people)