Daniel Lascelles
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Daniel William Lascelles KCMG
(19 March 1902-17 October 1967) was a British
diplomat. He was the British Ambassador in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Japan.
In 1945, he was invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
and he was promoted in the Foreign Office hierarchy.
In 1948, he was appointed Envoy Extraorinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Addis Addaba and then Consul-General to the Kingdom of Ethiopia. In 1949-1951, he was the Ambassador to Ethiopia.
In 1953, he was appointed Ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan. In 1954, he was invested as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.
Lescelles was appointed Ambassador in Tokyo in 1957. He served from 1957 through 1959.
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
(19 March 1902-17 October 1967) was a British
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diplomat. He was the British Ambassador in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Japan.
Early life
Daniel William Lascelles was the son of Hon. William Horace Lascelles and Madeline Barton. He was educated at Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight; at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon; and at Balliol College, Oxford University.Career
After an open competition in 1926, Lescelles earned a posiiton and was subsequently appointed as a Third Secretary in the Diplomatic Service. In 1931, he was made Second Secretary. and in 1937, he was promoted to First Secretary.In 1945, he was invested as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
and he was promoted in the Foreign Office hierarchy.
In 1948, he was appointed Envoy Extraorinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Addis Addaba and then Consul-General to the Kingdom of Ethiopia. In 1949-1951, he was the Ambassador to Ethiopia.
In 1953, he was appointed Ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan. In 1954, he was invested as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George.
Lescelles was appointed Ambassador in Tokyo in 1957. He served from 1957 through 1959.
Honours
- Order of St Michael and St GeorgeOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, companion (CMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
), 1945. - Order of St Michael and St GeorgeOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, Knight Commander (KCMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
), 1954.
See also
- List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Ethiopia
- List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Afghanistan
- List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Japan
- Anglo-Japanese relationsAnglo-Japanese relationsThe history of the relationship between Britain and Japan began in 1600 with the arrival of William Adams on the shores of Kyūshū at Usuki in Ōita Prefecture...
Further reading
- Great Britain, Public Record Office. British Foreign Office Files for Post-War Japan (Public Record Office class FO 371). Part 3, Complete files for 1957-1959. 10-ISBN 1857110331/13-ISBN 9781857110333; OCLC 224083280
- __________. British Foreign Office Files for Post-War Japan (Public Record Office class FO 371). Part 4, Complete files for 1960-1962. 10-ISBN 1857110331/13-ISBN 9781857110333; OCLC 224083430
External links
- UK in Japan, Chronology of Heads of Mission