Background
Mansfield, Philip Robert Aked was born on May 9, 1926 in Harrogate, England. Son of Philip Theodore and Helen Rosamond (Aked) Mansfield.
British ambassador to Netherlands
Mansfield, Philip Robert Aked was born on May 9, 1926 in Harrogate, England. Son of Philip Theodore and Helen Rosamond (Aked) Mansfield.
Master of Arts with honors, Cambridge University, England, 1948.
District commissioner Sudan Political Service, Anglo Egyptian Sudan, 1950—1954. 1st secretary British Diplomatic Service, London, Addis Ababa, Singapore, Paris, Buenos Aires, 1955—1969. Counselor London, Nairobi, 1970—1976.
Assistant secretary state London, 1977—1979. Ambassador United Nations New York City, 1979—1981. Ambassador Netherlands The Hague, since 1981.
Lieutenant British Army, 1944-1947.
Member of Aberdare Country Club (Kenya), Royal Commonwealth Club (London).
Married Elinor Russell Machatton, July 2, 1953. Children: Adrian, Humphrey.