Background
The son of Richard Haswell Holman, he was educated at Copthorne Preparatory School, Harrow School, and New College, Oxford.
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Adrian Holman
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Harrow School; New College.
Career
In 1920, he joined the Diplomatic Service as a Third Secretary, serving in Brussels from 1921 to 1924 (promoted to Second Secretary while there, 1922). In Rome, 1924–1926, then Paris, 1926 to 1931, (becoming First Secretary in 1931) then at Her Majesty Legation in Peking, from 1931 to 1935. At the Foreign Office, 1935–1938, then at the British Embassies in Berlin 1938–1939 and The Hague, 1939.
Posted to Baghdad, 1940, where he became Counsellor, then to Teheran in 1942 and next the British Mission in Algiers.
In 1944, Holman returned to Paris as Minister, then was British Political Representative in Rumania, from 1946 to 1947 and Minister there, 1947–1949. He was Minister Plenipotentiary to Cuba, from 1949, a post which was redesignated as Ambassador in 1950.
He remained in Cuba until he retired from the Foreign Service in May, 1954. In retirement, he lived at Bohunt Manor, Liphook, Hampshire, where he indulged his recreations of fishing and gardening.
Military Cross.
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Membership
He was a member of the Bath Club in London.
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Nationality
British
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Awards
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Military Cross; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of Leopold; Order of St Michael and St George; Military Cross
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.