Charles Richard Lucien de Chassiron, (27 April 1948 – 5 April 2018) was a British diplomat. He was educated at

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and Jesus College, Cambridge University, where he studied history. He held a Kennedy Scholarship at

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, where he received a

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(MPA) degree. He joined the

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(FCO) in 1971. He was Economic and Commercial Secretary at the British Embassy in Brasilia between 1982 and 1985. Over the course of his FCO career, he was the Head of South America Department (19871989), Commercial and Economic Counsellor in Italy (19891994), Ambassador to Estonia (19941997), Consul-General in Milan (19972001) and Director of Protocol and Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps (20022006). He was appointed

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(CVO) on 16 October 2000. After retirement from the Diplomatic Service he was

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and Chairman of the British-Italian Society. In addition, he was a "diplomatic consultant" at the Royal Garden Hotel in

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. He died on 5 April 2018 after having suffered with poor health for three years.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chassiron, Charles de 1948 births 2018 deaths Alumni of Jesus College, Cambridge Consuls for the United Kingdom Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Estonia Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Harvard Kennedy School alumni People educated at Rugby School