Edward Clay
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
- 1994, CMG
- 2005, Honorary Doctorate of Laws from University of Sunderland
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
External links
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