Stephen Egerton (diplomat)
- Stephen Egerton (diplomat)
Sir Stephen Loftus Egerton CMG, KCMG (born July 21 1932; died September 7 2006) was a British diplomat. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Obituary: Sir Stephen Egerton |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2006/sep/20/guardianobituaries.politics |work= |publisher=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=2008-09-14 ]
He was born in Indore, returning to England aged 11 to be educated at Eton College. After National Service in the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he read classics at Trinity College Cambridge. He joined the Foreign Service in 1956.
He had a succession of posts including Kuwait, Iraq, New York and Tripoli. He served as British ambassador to Iraq from 1980 to 1982, and to Saudi Arabia from 1986 to 1989.
His final position was as ambassador to Rome (from 1989 to 1992), during which time he also became Britain's first (non-resident) ambassador to Albania. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Sir Stephen Egerton |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1529096/Sir-Stephen-Egerton.html |work= |publisher=Daily Telegraph |date= |accessdate=2008-09-14 ]
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