Willie Morris (diplomat)

Sir Willie Morris KCMG (1919[1] – 13 April 1982[2]) was a British diplomat from Yorkshire. He joined the Foreign Office in 1947 and retired in 1979.[1] He spent most of his career in the Middle East, and served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1968–1972), Ethiopia (1972–1975) and Egypt (1975–1979).[3] Morris insisted on the importance of strong ties between the United States and the Arab World, and called on Israel to recognize a Palestinian state in the West Bank.[4] A resident of Oxford, he died there after a brief illness.[2]

References

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Specific
  1. ^ a b Leigh, David; Evans, Rob (8 June 2007). "Willie Morris". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/jun/08/bae27. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 
  2. ^ a b "Sir Willie Morris, A Diplomat" (fee required). The New York Times. Late City Final Edition, Section B: 6. 19 April 1982. ISSN 0362-4331. http://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/19/obituaries/sir-willie-morris-a-diplomat.html. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
  3. ^ "Previous Ambassadors". UK in Egypt: The official website for the British Embassy in Egypt. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. http://www.webcitation.org/5gTf4l0mr. Retrieved 2009-05-02. 
  4. ^ Liman, Lewis J. (29 April 1980). "Former Ambassador to Egypt Sees New Mid-East Tensions". The Harvard Crimson. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=272949. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Sir Horace Phillips		 British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
1968–1972		 Succeeded by
Sir Alan Rothnie
Preceded by
Sir Alan Campbell		 British Ambassador to Ethiopia
1972–1975		 Succeeded by
Derek Day
Preceded by
Sir Philip Adams		 British Ambassador to Egypt
1975–1979		 Succeeded by
Sir Michael Weir