Alan Ewen Donald
This article is about the British diplomat. For the South African cricketer, see Allan Donald.
Not to be confused with Alan McDonald (disambiguation), Allan McDonald (disambiguation), Alan MacDonald (disambiguation), or Allan MacDonald (disambiguation).
| Sir Alan Donald KCMG | |
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| United Kingdom Ambassador to China | |
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In office 1989–1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1931 |
| Spouse(s) | Janet Blood |
Sir Alan Ewen Donald KCMG (born 5 May 1931) is a retired British diplomat who was ambassador to Indonesia and China.
Education
Donald was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School, Fettes College, then Trinity Hall, Cambridge (BA, LLM).
Career
- National Service with Royal Horse Artillery 1949–50.
- Joined HM Foreign Service 1954: Third Secretary, Peking, 1955–57.
- Foreign Office (FO), 1958–61: Private Secretary to Parliamentary Under-Secretary, FO, 1959–61.
- Second, later First Secretary, UK Delegation to NATO, Paris, 1961–64.
- First Secretary, Peking, 1964–66.
- Personnel Dept, Diplomatic Service Admin Office, later FCO, 1967–71.
- Counsellor (Commercial), Athens, 1971–73.
- Political Adviser to Governor of Hong Kong, 1974–77.
- Ambassador to Republics of Zaire, Congo Brazzaville, Burundi and Rwanda, 1977–80.[1][2][3]
- Assistant Under-Secretary of State (Asia and the Pacific), FCO, 1980–84.
- Ambassador to Republic of Indonesia, 1984–88.
- Ambassador to People’s Republic of China, 1988–91.
- Director: China Fund Inc. (NY), 1992–2003; HSBC China Fund Ltd, 1994–2004; J.P. Morgan Fleming Asian Investment Trust Ltd, 1997–2001 (Fleming Far Eastern Investment Trust, 1991–97).
- President, China Association, 2003–08.
Honours
Sources
- DONALD, Sir Alan (Ewen), Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, 2014 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 47476. p. 2598. 28 February 1978.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 47596. p. 8701. 20 July 1978.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 47514. p. 4685. 17 April 1978.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 51365. p. 4. 10 June 1988.
External links
- A despatch by Donald, headed "First Impressions of Indonesia", is included in The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase: Stories from the Diplomatic Bag by Matthew Parris (Penguin, 2012, ISBN 9780241957097)
- A despatch by Donald, headed "China: Valedictory Despatch", is included in Parting Shots by Matthew Parris (Penguin, 2011, ISBN 9780670919291)
| Diplomatic posts | ||
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| Preceded by Sir Richard Evans |
British Ambassador to China 1984–1988 |
Succeeded by Sir Robin McLaren |
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