George Middleton (diplomat)

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Sir George Humphrey Middleton KCMG (21 January 1910^[1] – 12 February 1998^[2]) was a British diplomat.

Sir George Humphrey Middleton KCMG
Born	(1910-01-21)21 January 1910
Died	12 February 1998(1998-02-12) (aged 88)
Occupation	Diplomat
Spouses	Elizabeth Rosalie Okeden Francoise Sarthou

He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Lebanon (1956–1958),^[3] Argentina (1961–1964) and Egypt (1964–1965).^[4] He was also Chief Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Residency and Chargé d'affaires in Iran during the Abadan Crisis.^[5]

Personal life

He married first in 1934, Elizabeth Rosalie Okeden (Tina) Pockley, the Australian detective novelist Elizabeth Antill. They divorced and he then married Francoise Sarthou, (1927-2019), an interior decorator and patron of the international charity Children and Families Across Borders. She was formerly married to the French diplomat Philip Dahan-Bouchard.

References

General

• Brenchley, Frank (September 2004). "George Middleton" (subscription required). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/69411. Retrieved 3 May 2009.

Specific

1. "Birthdays". The Independent. 21 January 1993. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
2. . Oxford University Gazette. 23 April 1998. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
3. . UK in Lebanon: The official website for the British Embassy in Lebanon. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
4. . UK in Egypt: The official website for the British Embassy in Egypt. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
5. Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran, Edited by Mark j. Gasiorowski and Malcolm Byrne, Syracuse University Press, 2004, p.52

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Sir Edwin Chapman-Andrews	British Ambassador to Lebanon 1956–1958	Succeeded by Sir Moore Crosthwaite
Preceded by Sir Bernard Burrows	Chief Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Residency 1958–1961	Succeeded by Sir William Luce
Preceded by Sir John Ward	British Ambassador to Argentina 1961–1964	Succeeded by Sir Michael Creswell
Preceded by Sir Harold Beeley	British Ambassador to the United Arab Republic 1964–1965	Suspended Rhodesia Crisis Title next held by Sir Harold Beeley