David Carter (born 4 May 1945) is a former British diplomat who is an academic at Cambridge University.

Education

Carter was brought up in Zambia. He graduated from the University of Wales and subsequently earned a

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in Social Sciences from

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, graduating in 1978. During his time in Durham he was a member of

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Diplomatic career

Carter joined Research Department of the

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(FCO) in 1970. He was posted as Second Secretary to

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in 1971, returning to the FCO in 1975. His next posting was as

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and

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to Manila in 1980. He returned to the FCO in 1983 and was appointed South Africa desk officer in Southern African Department. In 1986, he was posted to

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as Deputy High Commissioner and Head of Chancery.The Diplomatic Service List 1989 (page 138), HMSO, He was in South Africa as Deputy Ambassador during the transition to democracy, and later served in India as Deputy High Commissioner. He was appointed High Commissioner to Bangladesh from 2000 to 2004.

Post retirement

In 2005, returning to academia, Carter went to Birmingham University as Deputy Director at the Centre for Studies in Security and Diplomacy, moving to Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge as Bursar in July 2006. He is a member of the Royal Over-Seas League.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carter, David 1945 births Living people Members of HM Diplomatic Service High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Bangladesh Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham Fellows of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge 20th-century British diplomats