Sarah Squire
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Sara Laetitia Squire (born 18 July 1949), known as Sarah Squire, is a former British diplomat and has been President of Hughes Hall, one of the Colleges of the University of Cambridge, since 2006.[1] Her maiden name was Hutchison.
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[edit] Early life
Sara Hutchison (as she then was) read History at Newnham College, Cambridge, then entered HM Diplomatic Service.
[edit] Career
Her work as a diplomat took her to Israel, Washington, Senegal, Macedonia and Croatia. From 2000 to 2003 she was HM Ambassador in Estonia. In recent years her focus has been on the countries of eastern Europe and former Yugoslavia.
In addition to her responsibilities for Hughes Hall, Sarah Squire has a number of University duties, including serving as Chairman of the Kurt Hahn Trust[2] and as Chairman of the Biology Faculty Appointments Board. She is also connected with University College London where she is on the Advisory Board of the School of Slavonic and South East European Studies.
Since her appointment, Hughes Hall celebrated becoming a full College of the University of Cambridge,[3] with its College Visitor, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in attendance.
[edit] Family
Sarah Squire is married to Dr (Clifford) William Squire, who himself was British Ambassador to Senegal (1979-1982) and to Israel (1982-1984), and they have one son and one daughter.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ 4 May 2006: Hughes Hall, Cambridge, elects new President
- ^ Committees: Kurt Hahn Trust
- ^ Varsity / News / Hughes Hall achieves full college status
- ^ Who's Who 2007 (London, A. & C. Black, 2007)
