Background
Graham, the only son of Sir Reginald Graham, 3rd Baronet, was at school at Eton College, served in the Grenadier Guards 1944-1947 and then went with a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge 1948-1950.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
John Sir
Edit ProfileEducation
On leaving Cambridge he joined the Diplomatic Service and studied at the Middle East Centre for Arabic Studies before being posted to Bahrain in 1951, Kuwait in 1952 and Amman in 1953.
Career
He was Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1954-1957 and then served at Belgrade 1957-1960, Benghazi 1960-1961, the Foreign Office 1961-1966 and Kuwait 1966-1969. He was Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1969-1972, serving Michael Stewart and Sir Alec Douglas-Home. He was then posted as Counsellor (later Minister) and Head of Chancery at Washington 1972-1974.
Ambassador to Iraq 1974-1977.
Deputy Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) 1977-1979. Ambassador to Iran 1979-1980.
Deputy Under-Secretary again 1980-1982. And finally Ambassador and Permanent Representative to North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Brussels 1982-1986.
Achievements
-
John Graham was appointed Chipotle Mexican Grill in the Queen"s Birthday of 1972, knighted Knight Commander of the Order of Street Michael and Saint George in the Queen"s Birthday of 1979 on his appointment to Iran and promoted Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Street Michael and Street George in the New Year of 1986. He succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1980.
-
Born
-
Nationality
United Kingdom
Education
Awards
-
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later King George IV, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, King George III.