Sir Patrick Hamilton Moberly (born 2 September 1928) is a retired British diplomat. He 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 ...

and New College, Oxford before joining the Diplomatic Service in 1951. He worked at the British embassy in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

as Counsellor (Commercial) from 1970 to 1974. He then served as Head of Personnel Policy Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office between 1974 and 1976. He was Assistant Under-Secretary of State for Defence and International Security at the FCO between 1976 and 1981, and was made Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1977. From 1981 to 1984 Moberly served as

British Ambassador to Israel The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Israel is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Israel, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Israel. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the State ...

, before serving as British Ambassador to South Africa between 1984 and 1987, during which time he was closely involved in British efforts to bring about an end to

Apartheid Apartheid (, especially South African English: , ; , "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. Apartheid was ...

. He was knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1986 New Year Honours.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Moberly, Patrick 1928 births Living people Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Israel Ambassadors and High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to South Africa Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Members of HM Diplomatic Service People educated at Winchester College 20th-century British diplomats