Sarah Squire

Sarah Squire (née Hutchison; born 18 July 1949), is a British former diplomat. She was President of Hughes Hall, a college of the University of Cambridge, from 2006 to 2014.^[1]

Sarah Squire
President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge
In office 2006–2014
Preceded by	Peter Richards
Succeeded by	Anthony Freeling
Personal details
Born	Sarah Hutchison (1949-07-18) 18 July 1949 (age 74)
Nationality	British
Spouse	William Squire
Children	Five
Occupation	Deputy High Steward, Cambridge University

Early life

Born in London, Sara Hutchison (as she then was) was educated at St Paul's Girls' School, London, before winning an exhibition to read History at Newnham College, Cambridge. From Cambridge she entered HM Diplomatic Service.

Career

Her work as a diplomat took her to Israel, Washington DC, Senegal, Macedonia and Croatia.^{[citation needed]} From 1995 she developed a major interest in the transition process in the countries of central and eastern Europe, working for the Know How Fund and as deputy head of the FCO Central European department. From 2000 to 2003 she was HM Ambassador in Estonia.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006 Sarah Squire was elected as the 14th President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge, a position she held until 2014.^{[citation needed]} In this period she also served as a Deputy Vice Chancellor, Deputy Chairman of the Cambridge Alumni Advisory Board, Syndic of the Fitzwilliam Museum and Chair of Fitzwilliam Enterprises and Chair of the Centre for Family Research. In 2010, she chaired the University's Trademark and Licensing working group. She was also Deputy Chairman of the Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust.^{[citation needed]}

Outside the University she was connected with University College London as a member of the Advisory Board of the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, and from 2004-6 was an international trustee of the New Eurasia Foundation. She has been Chairman of the Kurt Hahn Trust, Chair of Cambridge VSO and a board member of the Cambridge Humanitarian Centre. She served as a Magistrate on the Cambridge Bench from 1992-2009.^{[citation needed]}

Subsequent to her time at Hughes Hall she has been, from 2015–16, joint Chair of Cambridge for Europe, a grass roots organisation campaigning in Cambridge and its region for a Remain vote in the EU referendum; a member of Chapter and Canon of Ely Cathedral; and a trustee of United Learning and the United Church Schools Trust, a governor of two local schools and a trustee of The Bell Trust, Cambridge. She is currently Deputy High Steward of Cambridge University^[2] and a member of the Executive of Cambridge Liberal Democrats

Family

Her husband, William Squire, died in 2021. He was British Ambassador to Senegal (1979–1982) and to Israel (1984–1988), the first Director of Development of Cambridge University, and Chairman and Director (Europe) of Grenzebach Glier. She has a son and a daughter and three stepchildren.^[3]

Notes

1. 4 May 2006: Hughes Hall, Cambridge, elects new President 12 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Cambridge University Reporter" (PDF). The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
3. Who's Who 2007 (London, A. & C. Black, 2007)

External links

• Hughes Hall, Cambridge - Official Website
• www.cambridgeforeurope.co.uk

Academic offices
Preceded by Peter Richards	President of Hughes Hall, Cambridge 2006 to 2014	Succeeded by Anthony Freeling