Sir Graham Holbrook Fry, KCMG (born 20 December 1949) was British High Commissioner to

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from 1998 to 2001 and British

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to Japan from 2004 to 2008. Fry was born on 20 December 1949.SIR GRAHAM FRY, KCMG British Ambassador to Japan
(Cached webpage from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) He was educated at Montpelier prep school at

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, and graduated from

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and joined the

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in 1972. Following language courses at the

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and

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he became 2nd Secretary at the British Embassy in Japan in 1974. Further appointments included the British Embassy Paris and Director, North Asian and Pacific of the

. He was High Commissioner to Malaysia from 1998 to 2001. In 2004 he was appointed Ambassador to JapanThe Times (London) – 6 April 2004, page 32, 11 June 2004, p. 41 and he was knighted in the

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list.The Times (London) 31 December 2005, p. 56 His wife is Lady Toyoko Fry. He has two sons,

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and Kenzo.English Speaking Union News
/ref> Fry retired from the Diplomatic Service in July 2008.FCO: Change of Ambassador to Japan
/ref> Fry has been a director of the

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in the period, 2010–2012.

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