David Miers
| Sir David Miers KBE CMG | |
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
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In office 1993–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Dame Rosemary Spencer |
| British Ambassador to Greece | |
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In office 1989–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Jeremy Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Miles |
| British Ambassador to Lebanon | |
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In office 1983–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Sir David Roberts |
| Succeeded by | Sir John Gray |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Religion | Church of England |
Sir Henry David Alastair Capel Miers[1] KBE CMG (born 1937), commonly known as Sir David Miers, is a British diplomat.
Miers did National Service as an officer in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, commissioning into the regiment in 1956.[2] He joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1961 and held appointments in Japan, Laos, France, Iran and at the Foreign Office in London, before becoming Ambassador to Lebanon in 1983.[3] He served in that position until 1985.[4] In 1989 he was made Ambassador to Greece, before serving as Ambassador to the Netherlands between 1993 and 1996. Miers was invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1979[5] and as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1985.[6]
References
- ↑ Ruth Northey, Whitaker's Almanack 2012 (A&C Black, 18 Oct 2011), 104.
- ↑ The London Gazette (10 August 1956) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40851/supplement/4583/data.pdf
- ↑ British Lebanese Society - 'Sir David Miers' http://www.britishlebanese.org/120520_sir_david_miers.htm
- ↑ British Lebanese Society - 'Sir David Miers' http://www.britishlebanese.org/120520_sir_david_miers.htm
- ↑ The London Gazette (16 June 1979) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47869/supplement/3/data.pdf
- ↑ The London Gazette (15 June 1985) https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/50154/supplement/16/data.pdf
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