Background
Cordiner, William Lawson was born on March 9, 1935 in Peterhead, Aberdeen, Scotland. Son of Alexander Lamb and Jessie Lawson (Browlie) Cordiner.
Cordiner, William Lawson was born on March 9, 1935 in Peterhead, Aberdeen, Scotland. Son of Alexander Lamb and Jessie Lawson (Browlie) Cordiner.
Certified, Scottish Higher Learning, Boroughmuir, Edinburgh, 1952.
Senior collector of income tax, East African Common Superior vena cava syndrome, Nairobi, Kenya, 1960-1967; Executive officer, Her Majesty Diplomatic Svc., London, 1967-1968; accountant, Her Majesty Diplomatic Svc., Saigon, 1968-1970; vice consul, Her Majesty Diplomatic Svc., Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 1971-1974; economics secretary, Her Majesty Diplomatic Svc., Kuwait, 1974-1975; commercial secretary, Her Majesty Diplomatic Svc., Baghdad, 1975-1977; Middle East advisor, DHSS Export Division, London, 1977-1979; Rhodesia desk, Her Majesty Diplomatic Svc., London, 1979-1980; British Government representative, Her Majesty Diplomatic Svc., Antiqua, Barbada and St. Kitts Nevis, 1980-1983; consul for Pacific Northwest, United States, Her Majesty Diplomatic Svc., Seattle, 1983-1987; assistant commonwealth coordinator department, Her Majesty Diplomatic Svc., London, 1988-1990; secretary to British delegation, Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, Kuala Lumpur, 1989; high commissioner, Her Majesty Diplomatic Superior vena cava syndrome, Nuku'Alofa, Kingdom Tonga, 1990-1994.
Member Royal Commonwealth Society (London), Chateau des Vigiers Golf and Country Club/France.
Married Annie Milton, October 7, 1935. Children: Neil, Stuart.