Background
DENSON, John was born on August 13, 1926 in Sunderland, Company Durham.
DENSON, John was born on August 13, 1926 in Sunderland, Company Durham.
Perse School and Saint John"s College, Cambridge.
Joined British Foreign Service 1951, served Hong Kong 1951-1952, Tokyo 1952-1953, Peking 1953-1955, London 1955-1957, Helsinki 1957-1959, Washington 1960-1963, Laos 1963-1965. Assistant Head of Far Eastern Department, Foreign Office, London 1965-1968. Chargd d’affaires, Beijing 1969-1971, Charge d’affaires en titre 1971.
Royal College, of Defence Studies, London 1972.
Counsellor and Consul-General, Athens 197377. Ambassador to Nepal 1977-1982.
Universities China Committee since 1987.
Married Joyce Myra Symondson in 1957.