- Edward Clay
Sir Edward Clay KCMG (born
21 July 1945 ) is a retired Britishdiplomat , formerly aHigh Commissioner andambassador .He won a 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 inSofia
*1975-1979:Foreign and Commonwealth Office , London
*1979-1982: First Secretary, British Embassy inBudapest
*1982-1985: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London
*1993-1997: British High Commissioner toUganda
*1994-1995: Non-resident British ambassador toRwanda
*1994-1996: Non-resident British ambassador toBurundi
*1997-1999: Director, Public Diplomacy and Public Services, FCO, London
*1999-2001: British High Commissioner toCyprus
*2001-2003: British High Commissioner toKenya Honours
*1994, CMG
*2005, Honorary Doctorate of Laws fromUniversity 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
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/kenya-tells-former-envoy-clay-he-is-persona-non-grata-778673.html Kenya tells former envoy Clay he is 'persona non grata']
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