Sir John Wriothesley Russell (22 August 1914 – 3 August 1984) was a British diplomat and ambassador. He was the only son of

Thomas Wentworth Russell Sir Thomas Wentworth Russell (1879–1954), better known as Russell Pasha, was a British police officer in the Egyptian service. He was the fourth child and third son of the Rev. Henry Charles Russell, the grandson of the sixth duke of Bedford, ...

, better known as Russell Pasha, who was descended from John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford. He was educated at Eton College and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). He was part of the British Embassy in Moscow in 1941 and in 1956, also with a M.A. degree, after which he was awarded a

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in the

1958 Birthday Honours The Queen's Birthday Honours 1958 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate ...

. He was

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to Ethiopia, 1962–1966, was awarded a KCVO in 1965, being

to Brazil, 1966–1969, GCVO in 1968, and

to Spain, 1969 – 1974. He was married to Aliki Diplarakou, the first Greek Miss Europe, and had a son, Alexander, and a daughter, Georgiana. He was interviewed briefly in the famous documentary series '' The World At War'' in 1973.

Ancestry

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* Charles Mosley, editor, "Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage", 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 321. 1914 births 1984 deaths Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Spain Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Ethiopia Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Brazil People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge {{UK-diplomat-stub