Sir Reginald Lister, (1865–1912) was a British diplomat. Lister was the third son of Thomas Lister, 3rd Baron Ribblesdale. He was Second secretary at the British Embassy in

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until September 1902, when he was appointed Secretary of Legation in

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. He transferred to the British embassy in

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in 1904 with a promotion to Counsellor./ Mackie, C. The British Diplomats Directory. 17 June 2017. Gulabin.
/ref> He served the same role in Paris under Sir Francis Bertie from 1905. Lister was promoted to a Commander of the

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(CVO) during King

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′s visit to Paris in 1906, and made a minister the following year. He left France in 1908 to serve as British Envoy and Minister to the embassy in Morocco, through to 1912.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lister, Reginald 1865 births 1912 deaths British diplomats Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Younger sons of barons