Sir Donald Edward Vandepeer, KCB,

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(21 September 1890 – 6 October 1968) was an English civil servant. Educated at

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, he entered the civil service in 1908 and joined the

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; he was

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of the Ministry from 1945 to 1952. He led the British delegation to the United Nation Food and Agricultural Organisation's conferences."Vandepeer, Sir Donald (Edward)"
'' Who Was Who'' (online ed.,

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, 2021). Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vandepeer, Donald 1890 births 1968 deaths English civil servants Alumni of the University of London Knights Companion of the Order of the Bath Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire