Howard Smith (diplomat)
| Sir Howard Smith | |
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| Allegiance |
United Kingdom 
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| Service | MI5 |
| Active | 1979–1981 |
| Rank | Director-General of MI5 |
| Award(s) | GCMG |
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| Born | 15 October 1919 |
| Died | 7 May 1996 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer, Diplomat |
| Alma mater | Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge |
Sir Howard Frank Trayton Smith, GCMG (15 October 1919 – 7 May 1996) was a British diplomat.
Educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, Smith worked at Bletchley Park during World War II and later became the British ambassador to Moscow. At college in Cambridge, Smith was a contemporary of Asa Briggs, playing chess with him and recommending Briggs to fellow Cambridge mathematician Gordon Welchman for service in Hut 6.
In 1979 Smith was unexpectedly appointed Director General (DG) of MI5, the United Kingdom's internal security service, by Prime Minister James Callaghan, serving until 1981.
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