Peter Jay (diplomat)
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The Honourable Peter Jay |
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| British Ambassador to the United States |
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In office 1977–1979 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Prime Minister | James Callaghan |
| Preceded by | Peter Ramsbotham |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Henderson |
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7 February 1937 London, United Kingdom |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Jay (div. 1986) |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
Peter Jay (born 7 February 1937) is a British economist, broadcaster and diplomat.
Peter Jay is the son of Douglas Jay, Baron Jay, and Peggy Jay, both of whom were Labour Party politicians. He was educated at The Dragon School, Oxford (the alma mater of several senior Labour politicians, including Hugh Gaitskell), followed by Winchester College (where he was head boy) and Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a first class honours degree in PPE. He was commissioned in the Royal Navy, then worked as a civil servant at HM Treasury before becoming a journalist and, for 10 years, economics editor with The Times.
In 1961 Jay married Margaret Callaghan, the daughter of Labour politician James Callaghan. In 1977, when his father-in-law had become Prime Minister, Jay was appointed to the important post of Ambassador to the United States by the Foreign Secretary, his friend David Owen. As Jay was just 40 years old, was not a diplomat and had never held any public office, the appointment caused some controversy and accusations of nepotism.
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