Patrick Howard Caines Eyers (born September 4, 1933, in Bristol) is a former British diplomat who, among other things, was the last ambassador to the

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in 1990.

Professional activity

Eyers entered the diplomatic service in 1959. Between 1977 and 1981, he worked in Bonn as Counselor at the British embassy in the

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. He spent his last eight years working as a British ambassador. First, from 1985 to 1987, he succeeded Nicholas Bayne in Zaire (also accredited in the Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi) until he was replaced by Robert Cormack. In 1987, Eyers took over from Alan Munro as ambassador to Algeria, after which he was succeeded by Christopher Battiscombe. After that, Eyers became the last British ambassador to the German Democratic Republic in 1990, succeeding Nigel Broomfield. His last dispatch from East Berlin, "farewell to an unloved country", dated October 2, 1990, is kept in the British National Archives. In 1991, he replaced Anthony Reeve as ambassador to Jordan and held this office until his retirement in 1993. Peter Hinchcliffe succeeded him.

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