Background
WILFORD, Kenneth Michael was born on January 31, 1922 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of late George McLean Wilford and Dorothy Veronica (nee Wilson).
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Kenneth Michael WILFORD
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Wrekin College, and Cambridge University.
Career
Assistant Private Secretary to Secretary of State, FO 1949. Served France 1952, Singapore 1955. Assistant Private Secretary to Secretary of State, FO 1959.
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Secretary to Lord Privy Seal 1960. Served Morocco 1962; Counsellor. Office of British Charge d’Affaires, also Consul-General, People"s Republic of China 1964-1966.
Visiting Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford 1966-1967.
Counsellor, United States of America 196769. Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1969-1973, Deputy Under-Secretary of State 1973-1975.
Ambassador to Japan 1975-1980. President Japan Association since 1981.
Director Lloyds Bank Institute Limited.
1982-1985, Lloyds Merchant Bank 1986-1987. Adviser Barings Institute Investment Manager Limited. 1982-1990; Chairman Royal Society for Asian Affairs since 1984.
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Married Joan Mary Law in 1944.
