Sir Stephen Wall

Sir Stephen Wall GCMG LVO
48th British Ambassador to Portugal
In office 1993–1995
Preceded by	Hugh James Arbuthnott
Succeeded by	Roger Westbrook
7th British Permanent Representative to the European Union
In office 1995–2000
Preceded by	John Kerr
Succeeded by	Nigel Sheinwald
Personal details
Born	John Stephen Wall January 1947

Sir Stephen Wall GCMG LVO (born January 1947) is a retired British diplomat who served as Britain's ambassador to Portugal and Permanent Representative to the European Union.

Wall, who was educated at Douai School and Selwyn College, Cambridge, entered the Diplomatic Service in 1968. His early postings included the United Nations, Addis Ababa and Paris. On his return to London in 1974, he worked in the Foreign Office News Department and was later seconded to the press office of James Callaghan, who was then Prime Minister. He subsequently served as Assistant Private Secretary to David Owen, the Foreign Secretary and Lord Carrington, David Owen's successor.

Wall spent four years at the British Embassy, Washington, D.C. from 1979 to 1983, when he returned to the Foreign Office. From 1983 to 1988 he served as Assistant Head, and later Head, of the Foreign Office's European Community Department (Internal.) He was Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary from 1988 to 1991, serving under Geoffrey Howe, John Major and Douglas Hurd. He was Private Secretary to Prime Minister John Major from 1991 to 1993, responsible for foreign policy and defence issues.

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