Sir Malcolm Robertson
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The Right Honourable Sir Malcolm Arnold Robertson GCMG KBE |
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| United Kingdom Ambassador to Argentina | |
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In office 1925–1929 |
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| Preceded by | Beilby Alston |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Macleay |
| Member of the United Kingdom Parliament for Mitcham |
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In office 19 August 1940 – 5 July 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Richard James Meller |
| Succeeded by | Tom Braddock |
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| Born | 2 September 1877 |
| Died | 23 April 1951 (aged 73) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Gladys Ingalls |
| Children | Major Donald Struan Robertson (son) |
| Occupation | Diplomat, politician, businessman |
Sir Malcolm Arnold Robertson GCMG KBE PC (2 September 1877 – 23 April 1951) was a British diplomat and politician. He was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary in Argentina in 1925, and became Ambassador to Argentina from 1927 to 1929.
Robertson entered the Civil Service after passing competitive examinations in December 1898, being appointed a clerk on the establishment of Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service on 3 January 1899. He rose steadily through the ranks, being appointed Acting Third Secretary on 1 January 1903, Second Secretary on 23 November 1905, and First Secretary on 23 November 1912. Robertson served as chargé d'affaires at Rio de Janeiro, and on 3 June 1915 was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.
In 1917 he was first secretary of the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., where in March his engagement to Gladys Ingalls, daughter of railroad magnate Melville E. Ingalls, was announced. Their only child, Donald Struan Robertson, served in the Scots Guards, rising to the rank of major.
On 15 September 1919 Robertson was appointed a Counsellor of Embassy in the Diplomatic Service, and on 1 December 1921 he was appointed Agent and Consul-General at Tangier, where he took a leading part in negotiating the . On 3 June 1924 Robertson, now Minister at Tangier, was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. On 18 September 1925 he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic, and also Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Paraguay. On 26 May 1927 he became a Privy Councillor, and on 9 July 1927 was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Argentine Republic.
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