Background
REILLY, D'Arcy Patrick was born on March 17, 1909 in Ootacamund, India. Son of Sir D’Arcy and Florence (nee Wilkinson) Reilly.
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D'Arcy Patrick REILLY
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Winchester College, and New College, Oxford.
Career
Fellow, New College, Oxford since 1972. Entered Diplomatic Service 1933. Served Teheran 1935-1938, Foreign Office 1938, Algiers 1943, Paris 1944, Athens 1945.
Counsellor, Athens 1947. Imperial Defence College 1949. Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office 1950-1953.
Minister in Paris 1953-1956. Deputy Under-Secretary, Foreign Office 1956. Ambassador to USSR 1957-1960.
Deputy Under-Secretary Foreign Office 1960-1964. Official Head United Kingdom Delegate to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Ambassador to France 1965-1968.
President London Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1972-1975, Vice-President since 1975. Chairman Banque National de Paris Ltd. 1969-1980, United Bank for Africa 1969-1974, University of London Management Committee, British Institute in Paris 1970-1979.
Chairman Council, Bedford College, University of London 1970-1975. Honorary Doctor of Letters (Bath). Commander, Legion d'honneur 1979.
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Married 1st Rachel Mary Sykes in 1938 (died in 1984), two daughter. Married 2nd Ruth Norrington in 1987.
