Background
McLEAN, Colin was born on August 10, 1930 in Dundee, Scotland.
McLEAN, Colin was born on August 10, 1930 in Dundee, Scotland.
Fordyce Academy, Fettes College, Saint Catharine’s College, Cambridge.
Served 0 Battery, Rocket Troop, 2nd. Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 1953-1954. District Officer, Kenya 1955-1963, Vice-Prir., Kenya Institute of Administration 1963-1964.
With diplomatic service since 1964, served Foreign and Commonwealth Office, then Wellington, then Bogota, then Foreign and Commonwealth Office, then Oslo 1964-1981, Head of Trade Relations and Exports Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1981-1983, High Commissioner in Uganda 1983-1986.
Permanent Representative of United Kingdom to Council of Europe (with status of Ambassador) 1986-1990.
Married Huguette Leclerc in 1953.