Sir John Henry Lambert, KCVO CMG (8 January 1921 – 6 July 2015) was a British diplomat. From 1977 to 1981 he was the United Kingdom's ambassador to Tunisia.[1][2]
Early life[]
Lambert was born on 8 January 1921 to Ronald Lambert, MC and Hazel Mary Lambert (née Cox).[1] He was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public school near Windsor, Berkshire. He spent one year studying at Trinity College, Cambridge, before being called up for military service in 1940.[2]
Military service[]
In 1940, Lambert was called up for military service.[2]
Diplomatic career[]
On 18 September 1977, he was appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Tunisian Republic.[3]
Honours and decorations[]
He was appointed CMG in the 1975 New Year Honours, and on 23 October 1980 Lambert was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO).[4] He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II aboard HMY Britannia at the end of her state visit to Tunisia in October 1980.[2] In 1980, he was appointed Grand Officer of the Order of the Tunisian Republic.[5]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sir John Lambert, diplomat - obituary". The Telegraph. 26 July 2015. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11760820/Sir-John-Lambert-diplomat-obituary.html. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Sir John Lambert". The Times. 27 July 2015. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article4508916.ece. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "No. 47476". 28 February 1978. p. 2598. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/47476/page/2598
- ↑ "No. 48384". 28 November 1980. p. 16523. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/48384/page/16523
- ↑ "Lambert, Sir John Henry, KCVO, CMG". Brill Online. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/international-year-book-and-statesmens-who-s-who/lambert-sir-john-henry-kcvo-cmg-SIM_person_28592. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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