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Sir Robert Stewart Crawford (27 August 1913 - 11 October 2002, Oxfordshire), known as Stewart Crawford, was a British diplomat.


Background

Crawford was the son of Sir William Crawford, founder of the advertising agency W. S. Crawford Ltd.


Education

After five years at Gresham's School,
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, he spent a term at
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before going up to Oriel College, Oxford, where he took a First in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.


Career

*1936: Joined the
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as a civil servant *1940-1946: Private Secretary to the Chief of Air Staff *1946-1947: Assistant Secretary, Control Office for Germany and Austria *1954-1956: Counsellor, British Embassy,
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*1957-1959: Counsellor, later Minister, British Embassy,
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*1959-1960: Deputy UK Delegate to Organization for European Economic Co-operation *1961-1965: Assistant Under Secretary, Foreign Office *1966-1970: UK
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,
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*1970-1973: Deputy Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office *1973-1974: Chairman, Committee on Broadcasting Coverage *1976-1984: Member of
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General Advisory Council


Family

Crawford married Mary Katharine Corbett, daughter of Eric Corbett. They had four sons and one daughter.


Honours

*Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1951 *Commander,
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, or ...
, 1955 *Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1966 *Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, 1973


References

*''Who's Who 2003'' (A. & C. Black, London, 2003) page 489 *''Obituary: Sir Stewart Crawford'' by Denis Wright in
The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publish ...
, 1 November 2002


External links


Telegraph obituary
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