Background
Gray, John Walton David was born on October 1, 1936 in Burry Port, United Kingdom. Son of Myrddin and Elsie Irene (Jones) Gray.
Gray, John Walton David was born on October 1, 1936 in Burry Port, United Kingdom. Son of Myrddin and Elsie Irene (Jones) Gray.
Bachelor, Cambridge University, United Kingdom, 1959. Master of Arts, Cambridge University, United Kingdom, 1963.
Language student, Foreign Office, Shemlan, Lebanon, 1962-1964; political officer, British Political Agency, Bahrain, 1964-1967; first secretary, Foreign Office, London, 1967-1970; first secretary, United Kingdom Mission to United Nations, Geneva, 1970-1974; first secretary, British Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1974-1977; counselor, British Embassy, Jedda, Saudi Arabia, 1978-1981; head of department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London, 1981-1985; ambassador, British Embassy, Beirut, Lebanon, 1985-1988; ambassador permanant representative, United Kingdom Delaware to Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Paris, since 1988.
Member Athenaeum Club, Royal Commonwealth Club.
Married Anthoula Yerasimou, September 22, 1957. Children: Helen Irene, Clare Marian, Nicholas Myrddin Christopher.