Background
De la, Arthur was born on February 15, 1914 in Jersey. Son of Walter de la Mare and Laura (nee Syvret).
De la, Arthur was born on February 15, 1914 in Jersey. Son of Walter de la Mare and Laura (nee Syvret).
Victoria College, Jersey, and Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Served Tokyo and Seoul 1936-1942, Washington 1942-1943. Foreign Office 1943-1947. Consul, San Francisco 194750.
First Secretary, Tokyo 1950-1953.
Counsellor, Foreign Office 1953-1956, Washington 1956-1960. Head of Far Eastern Department, Foreign Office 1960-1963.
Ambassador to Afghanistan 1963-1965. Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office 1965-1968.
High Commissioner in Singapore 1968-1970.
Ambassador to Thailand 1970-1973. Chairman Anglo-Thai Society 1976-1982. Chairman Royal Society for Asian Affairs 1978-1984.
Chairman Jersey Society, London 1980-1986.
President Jersey Board, Royal Commonwealth Society since 1990.
Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant First Class, Thailand 1972.
Married Katherine Elisabeth Sherwood in 1940.