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

Peter Symonds College Peter Symonds College is a sixth form college in Winchester, Hampshire, in the south of England. Founded as a boys' grammar school, it is one of the few specialist sixth form colleges which is also a boarding school. It serves Falkland Island ...

and Brasenose College, Oxford. He joined

HM Diplomatic Service His Majesty's Diplomatic Service (HMDS) is the diplomatic service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dealing with foreign affairs and representing British interests overseas, as opposed to the Home Civil Service, which ...

in 1960. He was Head of Chancery at the British Embassy in Helsinki from 1972, before being seconded to the

European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...

in Brussels, where he served as spokesman for Roy Jenkins, 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 Foreign Office 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 (CMG) - 1993 * Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...

(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