Colin Henry Imray

Background

Imray, Colin Henry was born on September 21, 1933 in Newport, England. Son of Henry Gibbon and Frances Olive (Badman) Imray.

Education

Master of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics with 2d class honours, Oxford (England) University, 1957.

Career

With, Commonwealth Rels. Office, London, 1957, 61-63; assigned to, Canberra, Australia, 1958-1961; assigned to, Nairobi, Kenya, 1963-1966; with, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, 1966-1970; British trade commissioner,, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1970-1973; counsellor, head chancery, consul general, British Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1973-1977; commercial counsellor, British Embassy, Tel Aviv, 1977-1980; deputy high commissioner,, Bombay, 1980-1984; assistant under-secretary state, deputy chief clerk, chief inspector, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, 1984-1985; high commissioner, Tanzania, 1986-1989; high commissioner, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1989-1993; secretary-general, Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem, London, 1993-1997; director overseas relations, Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem, London, 1997-1998. Assigned to Royal College Defense Studies, 1977.

Rayner project officer, 1980.

Achievements

• Colin Henry Imray has been listed as a noteworthy British diplomat by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Second lieutenant British Army, 1953-1954. Member Travellers Club, Friends of the Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (patron), Royal Overseas League (central council).

Interests

• Avocation: traveling.

Connections

Married Shirley Margaret Matthews, July 26, 1957. Children: Christopher, Frances, Elizabeth, Alison.

Father:

Henry Gibbon Imray

Mother:

Frances Olive (Badman) Imray

Spouse:

Shirley Margaret Matthews

child:

Elizabeth Imray

child:

Alison Imray

child:

Frances Imray

child:

Christopher Imray