Background
GILCHRIST, Andrew was born on April 19, 1910 in Lesmahagow, Scotland. Son of late J.G. Gilchrist.
GILCHRIST, Andrew was born on April 19, 1910 in Lesmahagow, Scotland. Son of late J.G. Gilchrist.
Edinburgh Academy, and Exeter College, Oxford.
Served Paris, Marseille, Morocco. Army service, South.E. Asia 1944-1946. Foreign Office 1946-1951.
Consul-General, Stuttgart 1951-1954.
Foreign Office Counsellor, Staff of United Kingdom Commander-General for South.E. Asia, Singapore 1954-1956. Ambassador to Iceland 1956-1959.
Consul-General, Chicago 1960-1963. Ambassador to Indonesia 1963-1966.
Assistant Under-Secretary Commonwealth Office 1966-1967.
Ambassador to Ireland 1967-1970. Chairman British Highlands and Islands Development Board, Inverness 1970-1976.
Married Freda Grace Slack in 1946 (deceased).