Background
THOMSON, John was born on April 27, 1927 in Aberdeenshire. Son of the late Sir George Thomson, Knight, F.R.s. and Kathleen Smith.
THOMSON, John was born on April 27, 1927 in Aberdeenshire. Son of the late Sir George Thomson, Knight, F.R.s. and Kathleen Smith.
Philips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire (U.S.), United States of America, Aberdeen University, Trinity College, Cambridge.
He joined the Foreign Service in 1950 and served at Jeddah, Damascus and Washington, District of Columbia as well as posts at the Foreign office (later the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and a secondment to the Cabinet Office. He was Minister and deputy Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council 1972-1973. Head of the United Kingdom delegation to Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions exploratory talks in Vienna 1973.
Assistant Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1973-1976.
High Commissioner to India 1977-1982. And Permanent Representative to the United Nations 1982-1987.
He is an adviser to the British American Security Information Council and research affiliate within the Science, Technology and Global Security Working Group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Thomson was appointed Chipotle Mexican Grill in the New Year Honours of 1972, knighted Knight Commander of the Order of Street Michael and Saint George in the New Year Honours of 1978 and raised to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Street Michael and Street George in the Queen"s Birthday Honours of 1985.
Thomson retired from the Foreign Service in 1987 and among many activities was Associate Member of Nuffield College, Oxford, 1987-1991, chairman of Minority Rights Group International 1991-1999 and a trustee of the Indian National Trust United Kingdom Trust 1991-1999.
Married Elizabeth Anne McClure in 1953 (died in 1988).