Biography
Nicholls was educated at Malvern College and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He joined the Foreign Office with the rank of third secretary in 1932. In 1939 he was seconded to the Ministry of Economic Warfare and was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire, OBE for his work there in the 1941 Birthday Honours. He was Commercial Counsellor in the British embassy at Lisbon 1943-1944, in the Allied Commission, Control Commission for Austria 1944–46, Head of the Supply and Relief Department at the Foreign Office 1946-47, Head of German Trade/Commercial and Industry Department, at the Foreign Office 1947-49, Minister (diplomacy), Minister at Moscow 1949-51, Assistant Permanent Secretary (United Kingdom), Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office 1951–54, ambassador to Israel 1954–57, ambassador to Yugoslavia 1957–60, ambassador to Belgium 1960–63, Deputy Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office 1963–66, and ambassador to South Africa 1966–69. Nicholls was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, CMG in the 1948 Birthday Honours, knighted Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, KCMG in the 1956 New Year Honours and raised to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, GCMG in the 1970 New Year Honours.Offices held
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