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Clay married Anne Stroud in 1969, and they had three daughters.
Clay married Anne Stroud in 1969, and they had three daughters.


He is a cousin of the late Edward Hartley Clay, inventor of the infinitely variable gear which resides in the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, and designer of an early prototype of the Portakabin.
He is a cousin of the late Edward Hartley Clay, inventor of the infinitely variable gear which resides in the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, and designer of an early prototype portable building.


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Sir Edward Clay KCMG (born 21 July 1945) is a retired British diplomat, formerly a High Commissioner and ambassador.

He won and scholarship to study at Magdalen College, Oxford.

Career summary

  • 1969: joined Foreign Office, London
  • 1970: posted to British High Commission, Nairobi
  • 1973: appointed Second (later First) Secretary, British Embassy in Sofia
  • 1975-1979: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
  • 1979-1982: First Secretary, British Embassy in Budapest
  • 1982-1985: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
  • 1993-1997: British High Commissioner to Uganda
  • 1994-1995: Non-resident British ambassador to Rwanda
  • 1994-1996: Non-resident British ambassador to Burundi
  • 1997-1999: Director, Public Diplomacy and Public Services, FCO, London
  • 1999-2001: British High Commissioner to Cyprus
  • 2001-2003: British High Commissioner to Kenya

Honours

Retirement

Sir Edward is now a member of the Trustee body of Leonard Cheshire, a disability organisation.

Family

Clay married Anne Stroud in 1969, and they had three daughters.

He is a cousin of the late Edward Hartley Clay, inventor of the infinitely variable gear which resides in the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, and designer of an early prototype portable building.

References

  • Who's Who 2003 (A. & C. Black, London, 2003) page 415