Sir Henry David Alastair Capel Miers (born 10 January 1937), commonly known as Sir David Miers, is a British retired ambassador.

Career

Miers was educated at

Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of the ...

and

University College, Oxford University College (in full The College of the Great Hall of the University of Oxford, colloquially referred to as "Univ") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It has a claim to being the oldest college of the univer ...

. He did

National Service National service is the system of voluntary government service, usually military service. Conscription is mandatory national service. The term ''national service'' comes from the United Kingdom's National Service (Armed Forces) Act 1939. The l ...

as an officer in the

Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders or 79th (The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders) Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1793. It amalgamated with the Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Al ...

, commissioning into the regiment in 1956. He joined

Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service His Majesty's Diplomatic Service (HMDS) is the diplomatic service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dealing with Foreign policy, foreign affairs and representing British interests overseas, as opposed to the Civil Servi ...

in 1961 and held appointments in Japan, Laos, France, Iran and at the

Foreign Office Foreign may refer to: Government * Foreign policy, how a country interacts with other countries * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in many countries ** Foreign Office, a department of the UK government ** Foreign office and foreign minister * Unit ...

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, before becoming Ambassador to Lebanon in 1983.Sir David Miers
British Lebanese Society He served in that position until 1985. In 1989 he was made Ambassador to Greece, before serving as Ambassador to the Netherlands between 1993 and 1996. Miers was invested as a

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, George III, King George III. ...

in 1979 and as a

Knight Commander 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 ...

in 1985.

References

External links

Interview with Sir David Miers
British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge, 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Miers, David 1937 births Living people People educated at Winchester College Alumni of University College, Oxford Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders officers Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Greece Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Lebanon Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands