Background
MIERS, David was born on January 10, 1937 in Liverpool. Son of Colonel R. Miers, D.s.o and Honor Bucknill.
MIERS, David was born on January 10, 1937 in Liverpool. Son of Colonel R. Miers, D.s.o and Honor Bucknill.
Winchester College, and University College Oxford.
Miers did National Service as an officer in the Queen"s Own Cameron Highlanders, commissioning into the regiment in 1956. He joined Her Majesty"s Diplomatic Service in 1961 and held appointments in Japan, Laos, France, Iran and at the Foreign Office in London, before becoming Ambassador to Lebanon in 1983. He served in that position until 1985.
In 1989 he was made Ambassador to Greece, before serving as Ambassador to the Netherlands between 1993 and 1996.
Married Imelda Wouters in 1966.