Donald Tebbit

Sir Donald Tebbit, GCMG,^[1] (1919/20 – 25 September 2010^[2]) was a British diplomat.

He attended The Perse School, Cambridge,^[3] and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he was of the Trinity Hall Association from 1984-85.

He was Chief Clerk of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1973-76^[4], and British High Commissioner to Australia from 1976-80.

In 2009 he was appointed a Vice-President of the Britain-Australia Society. On 25 September 2010 he died at age 90.

References

1. ^ Tebbit awarded GCMG, Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
2. ^ Times obituary
3. ^ Eminent Old Perseans
4. ^ Chief Clerks of the FCO

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Morrice James	High Commissioner to Australia 1976–1980	Succeeded by Sir John C.M. Mason

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Name	Tebbit, Sir Donald
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Date of birth	1919 or 1920
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Date of death	25 September 2010
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