Background
FORD, John was born on February 19, 1922 in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Son of Ronald Mylne Ford and Margaret Jessie Ford (nee Coghill).
FORD, John was born on February 19, 1922 in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Son of Ronald Mylne Ford and Margaret Jessie Ford (nee Coghill).
Saint Michael’s College, Tenbury, Sedbergh School, Oriel College, Oxford.
Served in Resident Advisor, rank of Major 1942-1946. Joined Foreign Service (later Diplomatic Service) 1947. Third Secretary British Legation, Budapest 1947-1949, Third Secretary and Resident Clerk Foreign Office 1949-1952, Private Secretary to Permanent
Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office 1952-1954.
Consul. San Francisco 1954-1956. Seconded to Her Majesty Treasury" 1956-1959.
Attended course at Administration Staff College, Henley 1959. First Secretary and Head of Chancery British Residency, Bahrain 1959-1961.
Assistant, Foreign Office Personnel Department 1961-1963, Head of Establishment and Organization Department, Diplomatic Service 196466.
Counsellor (Commercial), British Embassy, Rome 1966-1970. Assistant UnderSec. Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1970-1971. Consul-General New York and Director-General British Trade Development in United States 1970-1975.
Ambassador to Indonesia 1975-1978.
High Commissioner in Canada 1978-1981. Lay administration Guildford Cathedral 1982-1984.
Executive Committee V. South.O. 1982-^86. Chairman Voluntary and Christian Service 1985-1988.
Trustee World in Need since 1987.
Chairman Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Care Education and Training (A.C.E.T.) June since 1989.
Married Emaline Burnett in 1956 (died in 1989).