Background
Beaven, John Lewis was born on July 30, 1930 in Newport, Gwent, United Kingdom. Son of Charles and Doris Margaret (Lewis) Beaven.
Beaven, John Lewis was born on July 30, 1930 in Newport, Gwent, United Kingdom. Son of Charles and Doris Margaret (Lewis) Beaven.
Graduated from the high school, Newport.
Assistant trade commissioner, British High Commission, Karachi, Pakistan, 1956-1960; second secretary, British High Commission, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1961-1964; first secretary, British High Commission, Nicosia, Cyprus, 1964-1966; first secretary, British High Commission, Nairobi, Kenya, 1966-1969; first secretary, Foreign Office, London, 1969-1972; counsellor, British High Commission, Lagos, Nigeria, 1975-1978; head of chancery, British Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1972-1975; deputy consul general, British Consulate, New York City, 1978-1982; consul general, British Consulate, San Francisco, 1982-1986; ambassador, British Embassy, Khartoum, Sudan, 1986-1990; United States representative, Save the Children Fund United Kingdom, since 1990.
Pilot officer Royal Air Force, 1948-1950.
Married Jane Leigh Beeson, 1960 (divorced 1975). Children: Jacqueline Leigh, Christopher Nigel Gerard. Married Jean McComb Campbell, September 10, 1975.