Antony Acland
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Sir Antony Acland KG GCMG GCVO |
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Sir Antony Acland in the robes of a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
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| Her Majesty's Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office 1986–1991 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| President |
Ronald Reagan George Bush |
| Prime Minister |
Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | Sir Oliver Wright |
| Succeeded by | Sir Robin Renwick |
| Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 1982–1986 |
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| Foreign Secretary |
Lord Carrington Francis Pym Sir Geoffrey Howe |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Palliser |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Wright of Richmond |
| Her Majesty's Ambassador to Spain | |
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In office 1977–1980 |
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| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | James Callaghan Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Sir Charles Wiggin |
| Succeeded by | Sir Richard Parsons |
| Her Majesty's Ambassador to Luxembourg | |
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In office 1975–1977 |
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| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister |
Harold Wilson James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | John Roper |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Wright of Richmond |
| Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary | |
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In office 1972–1975 |
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| Foreign Secretary |
Sir Alec Douglas-Home James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | John Graham |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Barrett |
| Personal details | |
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Anthony Arthur Acland March 12, 1930 |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Clare Anne Verdon (1956-1984) Jennifer McGougan (1987) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Awards | Knight of the Order of the Garter (2001) Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (1986) Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1991) |
Sir Antony Arthur Acland KG GCMG GCVO (born 12 March 1930) is a British former diplomat and Provost of Eton College.
Antony Acland is the second son of Brigadier Peter Acland. He was educated at Eton College, then in 1948 joined the Royal Artillery with a post-war "emergency commission". After short army service he went up to Christ Church, Oxford, gaining a BA degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1953 (later upgraded to MA). After leaving Oxford in 1953 he went straight into the Foreign Office (FO).
After studying at the Middle East Centre for Arab Studies, Acland was posted to Dubai and then Kuwait, then back to the FO as Assistant Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary (Selwyn Lloyd, then Lord Home) 1959–62. He then served at the UK Mission to the UN, first in New York 1962–66, then at Geneva 1966–68. Back at the FCO he was head of the Arabian department 1970–72.
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