Crispin Tickell
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Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG KCVO FZS |
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Crispin Tickell in Malaysia in 2005
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| Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations | |
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In office 1987–1990 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John Adam Thomson |
| Succeeded by | David Hannay |
| Her Majesty's Ambassador to Mexico | |
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In office 1981–1983 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Norman Ernest Cox |
| Succeeded by | Sir Kenneth James |
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| Born | 25 August 1930 |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Zoological Society of London |
Sir Crispin Tickell GCMG KCVO FZS (born 25 August 1930) is a British diplomat, environmentalist, and academic.
Tickell is the son of writer Jerrard Tickell and Renée Tickell née Haynes (a great-granddaughter of Thomas Henry Huxley). He was educated at Westminster School where he was a King's Scholar, and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in 1952 with first class honours in Modern History. He did his national service in the Coldstream Guards as a 2nd Lieutenant from 1952-54.
Tickell joined the British diplomatic service in 1954, serving at the Foreign Office Main Building in London until 1955. He was responsible for looking after the British Antarctic Territory; the experience gained may have laid the foundations for long term interests in the environment. He then had posting at the British Embassy in The Hague (1955–58));Mexico City (1958–61); London (1961–64); Paris (1964–70); and Private Secretary to various Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster (1970–72) during negotiations for the UK entry into the European Community. He was later Chef de Cabinet to the President of the European Commission (1977–1980), British Ambassador to Mexico (1981–1983), Permanent Secretary of the Overseas Development Administration (now Department for International Development) (1984–1987), and British Ambassador to the United Nations and Permanent Representative on the UN Security Council (1987–1990).
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