Roderic Lyne
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The Right Honourable Sir Roderic Lyne KCMG |
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| British Ambassador to Russia | |
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In office 2000–2004 |
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| President | Vladimir Putin |
| Preceded by | Andrew Wood |
| Succeeded by | Tony Brenton |
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| Born |
Roderic Michael John Lyne 31 March 1948 (age 68) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Leeds University |
Sir Roderic Michael John Lyne, KCMG (born 31 March 1948) is a former British diplomat who served as British Ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2000 to 2004.
The son of a senior Royal Air Force officer who flew Spitfires in World War II, Lyne refused to go to Marlborough College because "there were no doors on the lavatories", so instead attended Eton College on a bursary. He went on to read history at Leeds University, which he says was the only university to offer him an interview, on account of his poor A-level grades. Nevertheless, he was a good undergraduate student.
Lyne received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2004.
Rod Lyne joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1970, and went to study at the Army School of Languages in 1971. His first posting was as Third Secretary to Moscow in 1972. He was sent to Dakar in 1974 and returned to the FCO in 1976. He was appointed Assistant Private Secretary to Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington in 1979. Lyne was posted as First Secretary to UKMIS New York City in 1982 where he served until 1986, when he was seconded to Chatham House in London. From 1987 to 1990 he was Counsellor and Head of Chancery at the British Embassy in Moscow.
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