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Ambassadors From The United Kingdom To Finland
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Finland is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Finland, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission there. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Finland''. Heads of mission Chargés d'affaires *1919: Henry Bell *1919: Coleridge Kennard Ambassadors *1919–1920: The Lord Alton *1920–1921: George Kidston *1921–1930: Sir Ernest Rennie *1930–1935: Sir Rowland Sperling *1935–1937: Herbert Grant Watson *1937–1940: Thomas Snow *1940–1941: Sir George Vereker *1941–1944: ''No representation due to Continuation War'' *1944–1947: Sir Francis Shepherd *1947–1951: Sir Oswald Scott *1951–1954: Sir Andrew Noble *1954–1958: Michael Cresswell *1958–1961: Sir Douglas Busk *1961–1963: Sir Con O'Neill *1963–1966: Sir Anthony Lambert *1966–1969: Sir David Scott Fox *1969–1972: Bernard Ledwidge *1972–1975: Anthony Elliott *1975–1980: Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Busk
Douglas Laird Busk (1906–1990) was a British diplomat, mountaineer and geographer. Personal life Busk was born on 15 July 1906 and educated at Eton and New College, Oxford, also spending some time at Princeton University. He married Bridget Hemsley Thompson in 1937, and they had two daughters. She was an artist and her line drawings illustrate his 1957 book ''The Fountain of the Sun ''. He died on 11 December 1990, aged 84, at Chilbolton. Diplomatic career Baird joined the diplomatic service in 1927 and served in countries including Iran, Hungary, Japan, Turkey and Iraq. He served as Britain's ambassador to Ethiopia (1952–1956), Finland (1958–1960) and Venezuela (1961–1964). Mountaineering Baird was a notable mountaineer, gaining membership of the Alpine Club while an undergraduate, after making the first winter ascent of the north face of Pic du Midi d'Ossau. His obituary in ''The Times'' said that his "greatest contribution" was his work as chairman of the library of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Price (diplomat) (born 1992), American driver
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Sarah Price may refer to: * Sarah Price (swimmer) (born 1979), English backstroke swimmer * Sarah Price (filmmaker), American filmmaker * Sarah Price (author), Christian fiction novelist * Sarah Frances Price (1849–1903), American botanist * Sally Price (chemist) (Sarah Lois Price), professor of physical chemistry See also * Sara Price Sara Price (born September 2, 1992) is an American racing driver, having competed in motocross, rallying, the X Games, Stadium Super Trucks and Extreme E. She currently races in Extreme E for Chip Ganassi Racing. Price has won 17 national motocr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Lodge (diplomat)
Matthew James Lodge (born 3 June 1968) is a British diplomat. Since September 2021, he has been List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Greece, Ambassador to Greece. Previously, he served as List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Finland, UK Ambassador to Finland (2010–2013) and List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kuwait, UK Ambassador to Kuwait (2014–2017). Early life and education Lodge was born on 3 June 1968 in Crosby, Merseyside, Crosby, Lancashire, England. He was educated at Abingdon School, a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private school in Oxfordshire. Military service On 10 September 1986, Lodge was commissioned in the Royal Marines as a Second lieutenant#United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, second lieutenant, with seniority in that rank from 1 September 1986. Having been awarded a university cadetship, he studied modern languages (French and Russian) at the University of Birmingham, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Kirk
Matthew John Lushington Kirk (born 10 October 1960) is a British businessman and former diplomat. He was the Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Finland, British Ambassador to Finland from 22 August 2002, until he resigned from the Diplomatic Service in 2006 to take up a position as Director of External Relationships for Vodafone. The youngest son of former Conservative Party (UK), Conservative MP Sir Peter Michael Kirk, he was educated at Felsted School and St John's College, Oxford. In 1989, he married Anna Thérèse Macey, with whom he has two daughters. References External linksBritish Embassy, Helsinki (during tenure of Matthew Kirk) 1960 births Living people Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Finland {{UK-diplomat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alyson Bailes
Alyson Judith Kirtley Bailes CMG (6 April 1949 – 29 April 2016) was a British diplomat, political scientist, academic and polymath. Early life Bailes was born on 6 April 1949 in Withington, Manchester. She was the eldest of three children of Barbara (née Martin) and John Lloyd Bailes, both of whom were teachers. She attended The Belvedere School and received a scholarship to Somerville College, Oxford. While at Oxford, she represented her college on University Challenge. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree (first class honours) in Modern History in 1969 and a Master of Arts in 1971. Career Bailes joined the London Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1969 as a Desk Officer for the Western European Department and in 1970 received her first international posting as a Desk Officer at the British Embassy in Budapest. From 1974 to 1976 she served as Second Secretary in the UK Delegation to NATO. In 1976, she worked in London in the European Community Department (Internal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Wallace Hewitt
Gavin is a male given name originating from Scotland. It is a variation on the medieval name Gawain, meaning "God send" or "white hawk" (or falcon). Sir Gawain was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. ''Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' is an epic poem connected with King Arthur's Round Table. Gawain beheads the Green Knight who promptly replaces his head and threatens Gawain an identical fate the same time next year. Decapitation figures elsewhere: the Italian name Gavino is the name of an early Christian martyr (San Gavino, Porto Torres, Sardinia) who was beheaded in 300 AD, his head being thrown in the Mediterranean Sea only later reunited and interred with his body. People with the given name People with the surname * Agnes Gavin (1872–1947), Australian actor and screenwriter * Andy Gavin (born 1970), American programmer * Barrie Gavin (born 1935), British film director * Barry Gavin (1944–2017), Australian rules footballer * Bill Gavin (1907–1985), American rad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Allan Burns
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Christopher Stuart
Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derived from the el, Ἀνδρέας, ''Andreas'', itself related to grc, ἀνήρ/ἀνδρός ''aner/andros'', "man" (as opposed to "woman"), thus meaning "manly" and, as consequence, "brave", "strong", "courageous", and "warrior". In the King James Bible, the Greek "Ἀνδρέας" is translated as Andrew. Popularity Australia In 2000, the name Andrew was the second most popular name in Australia. In 1999, it was the 19th most common name, while in 1940, it was the 31st most common name. Andrew was the first most popular name given to boys in the Northern Territory in 2003 to 2015 and continuing. In Victoria, Andrew was the first most popular name for a boy in the 1970s. Canada Andrew was the 20th most popular name chosen for male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cable
Sir James Eric Sydney Cable (15 November 1920 – 27 September 2001) was a British diplomat and naval strategic thinker. As an author, he became well known for a series of his works published between 1971 and 1994 about gunboat diplomacy. ''The Telegraph'' described him as "one of the most influential naval strategic thinkers of the last half-century". During the Second World War he served as an officer in the British Army. Career Born in November 1920, Cable was the son of a member of the Consular Service. He was educated at Stowe School in Stowe, Buckinghamshire. After Stowe, Cable went to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge to read modern languages. After graduating he was called up to the British Army in 1941 to serve in the Second World War. Following officer training he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Corps of Signals on 18 October 1942, and rose to the rank of major before joining the Diplomatic Service in 1947, his appointment was confirm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Anthony Keith Elliott
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Ledwidge
Sir Bernard Ledwidge (9 November 1915 – 20 February 1998) was a British diplomat and writer. Ledwidge served as the British Ambassador to Finland from 1969 to 1972 and the British Ambassador to Israel from 1972 to 1975. Ledwidge also served as the Chairman of the United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF from 1976 to 1989. Early life William Bernard John Ledwidge was born on 9 November 1915 in London, United Kingdom to Charles Ledwidge and Eileen O'Sullivan. Ledwidge was educated at Cardinal Vaughan School, a Roman Catholic day school in Holland Park, London. Ledwidge also attended King's College, Cambridge and Princeton University. Ledwidge spent time as a Commonwealth Fund Fellow from 1937 to 1939. Career Ledwidge joined the India Office in 1939 as an Assistant Principal. Military service Ledwidge fought in the Second World War, joining the Royal Artillery in India in 1940. He then joined the Indian Army in 1941, where he served until the end of the war in 1945. Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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