Background
Barrett, Stephen Jeremy was born on December 4, 1931 in Twickenham, England. Son of Wilfred Phillips and Dorothy (Sommers) Barrett.
Barrett, Stephen Jeremy was born on December 4, 1931 in Twickenham, England. Son of Wilfred Phillips and Dorothy (Sommers) Barrett.
Barrett was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford.
Head S.W. European Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London, 1974; principal, private secretary to foreign and commonwealth secretary, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London, 1975; head Science and Technology Department, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London, 1976-1977; assistant undersecretary of state, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London, 1981-1984; fellow Center International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1977-1978; counsellor, British Embassy, Ankara, Turkey, 1978-1981; head, British Interests Section, Tehran, Iran, 1981; ambassador to Czechoslovakia, British Embassy, Prague, 1985-1988; ambassador to Poland, British Embassy, Warsaw, 1988-1991.
Second lieutenant British Army, 1953-1955. Member Travellers Club, Ausable Club.
Married Alison Mary Irvine, April 9, 1958. Children: Timothy, Nicholas, Matthew.