Background
ARCULUS, Ronald. Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George Knight Commander of the Royal Vicrorian Order M A. F.B.I.M. was born on February 11, 1923 in Birmingham. Son of the late Cecil Arculus, M r., and Ethel Lilian Arculus.
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Ronald. Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George Knight Commander of the Royal Vicrorian Order M A. F.B.I.M. ARCULUS
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Solihull School, Exeter College, Oxford and Imperial Defence College.
Career
Served in Fourth Queen"s Own Hussars 1942-1945 (attained rank of Captain). Foreign Office 1947; San Francisco 1948-1950. Louisiana Paz 1950; Ankara 1953-1956.
Foreign Office 1957-1960.
First Secretary (Commercial), Washington 1961-1965. Director of Trade Development, New York 1965-1968.
Imperial Defence College 1969. Head of Science and Technology Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1970-1973.
Minister (Economic), Paris 1973-1977.
Ambassador to Law of Sea Conference 1977-1979. Ambassador to Italy 1979-1983. Special Adviser to Government on Channel Tunnel trains 1987-1988.
Director Glaxo Holdings Public Limited Company since 1983.
Director of Appeals King"s Medical Research Trust 1984-1988. Freeman of the City of London.
Governor British Institute, Florence. Consultant London and Continental Bankers Limited.
1985-1990, Trusthouse Forte 1983-1986.
Honorary Fellow Exeter College, Oxford 1989.
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Married Sheila Mary Faux in 1953.
