Donald Maitland

Sir Donald Maitland, GCMG OBE (16 August 1922 – 22 August 2010) was a senior British diplomat. He served as British Prime Minister Edward Heath's press secretary 1970 to 1974.^[1]

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Maitland was educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh.^[1]

Maitland joined the Foreign Service in 1947. After serving as Heath's press secretary, he was appointed as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations.

Maitland's expertise was in the Middle East were he served during World War II. Between 1956 and 1960 he was Director of the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, Lebanon. In 1967 he became Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary and later Ambassador to Libya.

In June 1980 he was appointed Permanent Secretary at the Department of Energy, until his retirement from the civil service in December 1982.^[1]

Maitland lived near Bradford on Avon, and was a pro-chancellor of the University of Bath from 1997 to 2000. He married in 1950, and had a son and a daughter.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Obituary: Sir Donald Maitland". Daily Telegraph. 25 August 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/7964548/Sir-Donald-Maitland.html. Retrieved 25 August 2010. 
2. ^ "Obituary: Sir Donald MaitlandRetired diplomat and civil servant Sir Donald Maitland dies". Bath Chronicle. 27 August 2010. http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/news/Retired-diplomat-civil-servant-Sir-Donald-Maitland-dies/article-2577409-detail/article.html. Retrieved 25 August 2010. 

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Name	Maitland, Donald
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Date of birth	16 August 1922
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Date of death	22 August 2010
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