Patrick Hancock
Sir Patrick Hancock GCMG (25 June 1914 – 1 February 1980) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Israel, Norway and Italy.
Career
Patrick Francis Hancock was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 1937. He was private secretary to the Foreign Secretary 1955–56 and ambassador to Israel 1959–62,[1] to Norway 1963–65[2] and to Italy 1969–74.[3] He retired from the Diplomatic Service in 1974 and was secretary of the Pilgrim Trust from 1975 until his death.[4]
Hancock was appointed CMG in 1956,[5] knighted KCMG in 1969[6] and raised to GCMG in 1974 on his retirement.[7]
References
- HANCOCK, Sir Patrick, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
- Sir Patrick Hancock (obituary), The Times, London, 2 February 1980, page 14
- ↑ The London Gazette, 24 November 1959
- ↑ The London Gazette, 22 March 1963
- ↑ The London Gazette, 14 October 1969
- ↑ Sir Henry Fisher, Sir Patrick Hancock, The Times, London, 20 February 1980, page 17
- ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 January 1956
- ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 14 June 1969
- ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 15 June 1974
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Anthony Rumbold |
Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary 1955–1956 |
Succeeded by Sir Denis Laskey |
| Preceded by Sir Francis Rundall |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Tel Aviv 1959–1962 |
Succeeded by John Beith |
| Preceded by Sir John Walker |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Oslo 1963–1965 |
Succeeded by Sir Ian Scott |
| Preceded by Sir Evelyn Shuckburgh |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Rome 1969–1974 |
Succeeded by Sir Guy Millard |