Roger Campbell Beetham (22 November 1937 – 19 September 2009) was a British diplomat Beetham was educated at Peter Symonds College and

Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College (BNC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It began as Brasenose Hall in the 13th century, before being founded as a college in 1509. The library and chapel were added in the mi ...

. He joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1960. He was Head of Chancery at the British Embassy in Helsinki from 1972, before being seconded to the European Commission in Brussels, where he served as spokesman for

Roy Jenkins Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, (11 November 1920 – 5 January 2003) was a British politician who served as President of the European Commission from 1977 to 1981. At various times a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Lab ...

, who was then President of the Commission. He then served consecutively as Counsellor (Economic and Commercial) in New Delhi (1981-1985); Head of Maritime, Aviation and Environment Department at the

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in London (1985-1990); Ambassador to Senegal (1990-1993); and finally Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe (1993-1997).

Honours

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, George III, King George III. ...

(CMG) - 1993 * Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) - 1976

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beetham, Roger 1937 births Members of HM Diplomatic Service People educated at Peter Symonds College Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford 2009 deaths Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Senegal 20th-century British diplomats