Sir John Lang "Jock" Taylor (3 August 1924 – 30 September 2002) was a British

diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

. He was British ambassador to

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(1975–79), the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, (1979–81) and

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(1981–84). He was the son of Sir John William Taylor KBE CMG. His own son is the diplomat Duncan Taylor.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Jock 1924 births 2002 deaths Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Venezuela Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to West Germany Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George