Sir Richard Ashton BeaumontKCMGOBE (29 December 1912 – 23 January 2009) was a British diplomat and Arabist who spent most his diplomatic career serving in the Arab world.
Educated at Repton School and Oriel College, Oxford, Beaumont joined the Consular Service in 1936, and was sent to Lebanon and Syria. In 1941 he joined the Army and served in Palestine. In 1944 he returned to the Foreign Office. He served as a counsellor in the British Embassy in Baghdad, and was later sent to Venezuela, his only foreign post outside the Arab world.
In 1958 Beaumont attended the Imperial Defence College. He then returned to the Foreign Office as head of the Arabian department. He was appointed as ambassador to Morocco in 1961,[1] and ambassador to Iraq in 1965.[2] When the Six-Day War broke out in 1967, the Iraqi government broke off diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom, and Beaumont had 48 hours to leave the country. He returned to London, where he was appointed deputy under-secretary of state. He served as ambassador to Egypt from 1969 to 1973,[3] and did much to strengthen Anglo-Egyptian relations. Following his retirement, he headed several organisations dealing with British-Arab relations, such as the Arab British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) where he served as the Chairman from 1980 to 1996. He was a governor of the School of Oriental and African Studies.
richard, ashton, beaumont, kcmg, december, 1912, january, 2009, british, diplomat, arabist, spent, most, diplomatic, career, serving, arab, world, educated, repton, school, oriel, college, oxford, beaumont, joined, consular, service, 1936, sent, lebanon, syria. Sir Richard Ashton Beaumont KCMG OBE 29 December 1912 23 January 2009 was a British diplomat and Arabist who spent most his diplomatic career serving in the Arab world Educated at Repton School and Oriel College Oxford Beaumont joined the Consular Service in 1936 and was sent to Lebanon and Syria In 1941 he joined the Army and served in Palestine In 1944 he returned to the Foreign Office He served as a counsellor in the British Embassy in Baghdad and was later sent to Venezuela his only foreign post outside the Arab world In 1958 Beaumont attended the Imperial Defence College He then returned to the Foreign Office as head of the Arabian department He was appointed as ambassador to Morocco in 1961 1 and ambassador to Iraq in 1965 2 When the Six Day War broke out in 1967 the Iraqi government broke off diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom and Beaumont had 48 hours to leave the country He returned to London where he was appointed deputy under secretary of state He served as ambassador to Egypt from 1969 to 1973 3 and did much to strengthen Anglo Egyptian relations Following his retirement he headed several organisations dealing with British Arab relations such as the Arab British Chamber of Commerce ABCC where he served as the Chairman from 1980 to 1996 He was a governor of the School of Oriental and African Studies References editSpecific No 42519 The London Gazette 21 November 1961 p 8445 No 43803 The London Gazette 29 October 1965 p 10076 No 44830 The London Gazette 18 April 1969 p 4100 General Sir Richard Beaumont The Daily Telegraph 28 January 2009 Retrieved 12 July 2009 Sir Richard Beaumont Ambassador to Egypt 1969 72 The Times 30 January 2009 Retrieved 12 July 2009 Diplomatic postsPreceded bySir Charles Duke British Ambassador to Morocco1961 1965 Succeeded byGilbert HollidayPreceded bySir Roger Allen British Ambassador to Iraq1965 1967 SuspendedSix Day WarTitle next held byTrefor Ellis EvansPreceded bySir Harold Beeleyas Ambassador to the United Arab Republic British Ambassador to Egypt1969 1973 Succeeded bySir Philip Adams nbsp This British diplomat related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Ashton Beaumont amp oldid 1184350387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
