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John Malcolm Macgregor
John Malcolm Macgregor Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, CVO (born 3 October 1946) is a retired British diplomat who was ambassador to Poland and Austria. Career John Malcolm Macgregor was educated at Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School (now Beauchamp College) and Balliol College, Oxford (where he was organ scholarJohn Macgregor: Farewell Symphony , The Vienna Review), then obtained a Certificate in Education at Birmingham University. He taught at Cranleigh School 1969–73, then joined the Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, Diplomatic Service. Between posts at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office he served in New Delhi, Prague, Paris and Düsseldorf before being appointed ambassador to Poland 1998–2000 and to Austria 2003–07. He then retired from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander Of The Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order () is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch, members of the royal family, or to any viceroy or senior representative of the monarch. The present monarch, King Charles III, is the sovereign of the order. The order's motto is ''Victoria.'' The order's official day is 20 June. The order's chapel is the Savoy Chapel in London. There is no limit on the number of individuals honoured at any grade. Admission is at the sole discretion of the monarch. Each of the order's five grades represent different levels of service, as does the medal, which has three levels of service. While all those honoured may use the prescribed styles of the order – the top two grades grant titles of knighthood, and all grades accord distinct post-nominal letters – the Royal Victorian Order's precedence amongst other honours differs from realm to realm and admission to some grades may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo De México
The Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (), commonly known as ITAM, is a private university located in Mexico City. It is one of Mexico's most important institutions of higher learning; highly prestigious in the social sciences. It is also considered one of Mexico's think tanks and has the highest rank of admission to the Mexican Foreign Service. History It was originally an Economics School and one year later it opened its undergraduate business school. Due to the opening of the Accounting School, the institute grew from 52 students in 1947 to 500 in 1951. In 1963, by government decree, the ITAM was recognized as a “Free University School” and the school added the word "autonomous" to its name. However the inclusion of the word autonomous in its name was not recognized officially by the government until 1985. During the 1970s new programs were added including applied mathematics (1974), social science (1975) and a Master of Business Administration (1974). In the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alumni Of The University Of Birmingham
This is a list of notable people related to the University of Birmingham. Chancellors The University of Birmingham has had seven chancellors since gaining its royal charter in 1900. Joseph Chamberlain, the first chancellor, was largely responsible for the university gaining its royal charter in 1900 and for the development of the Edgbaston campus. Vice-chancellors and principals * Sir Oliver Lodge, physicist, Principal of the University of Birmingham 1900–19 * Sir Charles Grant Robertson, British academic historian, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, Principal of the University of Birmingham 1920–1923, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 1923–1938 * Sir Raymond Priestley, geologist and early Antarctic explorer, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 1938–1952 * Humphrey Francis Humphreys, academic, Vice-chancellor & Principal of the University of Birmingham 1952–1953 * Sir Robert Aitken, Vice-chancellor & Princip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alumni Of Balliol College, Oxford
Alumni (: alumnus () or alumna ()) are former students or graduates of a school, college, or university. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women, and alums (: alum) or alumns (: alumn) as gender-neutral alternatives. The word comes from Latin, meaning nurslings, pupils or foster children, derived from "to nourish". The term is not synonymous with "graduates": people can be alumni without graduating, e.g. Burt Reynolds was an alumnus of Florida State University but did not graduate. The term is sometimes used to refer to former employees, former members of an organization, former contributors, or former inmates. Etymology The Latin noun means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from the Latin verb "to nourish". Separate, but from the same root, is the adjective "nourishing", found in the phrase '' alma mater'', a title for a person's home university. Usage in Roman law In Latin, is a legal term (Roman law) to describe a child placed in fostera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academics Of Canterbury Christ Church University , a person who is a researcher or has expertise in an academic discipline
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Academic means of or related to an academy, an institution learning. Academic or academics may also refer to: * Academic staff, or faculty, teachers or research staff * school of philosophers associated with the Platonic Academy in ancient Greece * The Academic, Irish indie rock band * "Academic", song by New Order from the 2015 album ''Music Complete'' Other uses *Academia (other) *Academy (other) *Faculty (other) *Scholar A scholar is a person who is a researcher or has expertise in an academic discipline. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or researcher at a university. An academic usually holds an advanced degree or a termina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Births
1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1940s decade. Events January * January 6 – The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies of World War II recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 – Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Smith (diplomat)
Simon John Meredith Smith (born 14 January 1958) is a British diplomat, most recently the ambassador (now retired) to the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Early life Smith attended the Triple C School in Grand Cayman, then Clifton College. From Wadham College, Oxford, he gained a BA in Modern Languages in 1980. Career From 1981 to 1986 Smith worked at the Department of Employment. He joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service in 1986 and has held positions in London, Tokyo, and as Counsellor (Economic/Commercial) in Moscow 1998–2002. Ambassador From 2007 to 2012 Smith served as Ambassador to Austria, based in Vienna, and as the UK's representative to many UN and international organisations in Vienna, including as the UK's Governor on the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency. His transfer to Kyiv as Ambassador to Ukraine was announced on 13 October 2011 and he took up the appointment in 2012. He was replaced in 2015. After a brief spell in London and Korean languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antony Ford
Antony may refer to: * Antony (name), a masculine name Films * Antony (2018 film), an Indian Tamil-language action drama film * Antony (2023 film), an Indian Malayalam-language action drama film Persons * Antony (footballer, born 2000) (Antony Matheus dos Santos), Brazilian footballer who plays for Real Betis, on loan from Manchester United * Antony (the former name of Anohni), the leader of the rock band Antony and the Johnsons * Antony (Khrapovitsky), bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church * Antony (footballer, born 2001) (Antony Alves Santos), Brazilian footballer who plays for Portland Timbers Places and structures * Antony, Belarus, a village in the Grodno Region of Belarus * Antony, Cornwall, a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom ** Antony House, Cornwall, England * Arrondissement of Antony, in the Hauts-de-Seine ''département'' of France ** Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, a commune in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine ''département'' of France * Antony station Antony station () is a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Pakenham
Sir Michael Aidan Pakenham (born 3 November 1943) is a British retired diplomat. Background and education Pakenham is the third son of Labour politician Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, and Elizabeth Harman. He is the brother of Thomas Pakenham, Lady Antonia Fraser and Lady Rachel Billington. He was educated at Ampleforth College and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was an exchange fellow at Rice University. Career Pakenham was briefly a reporter for the '' Washington Post'' before joining the Foreign Office in 1965. He served in Nairobi and Warsaw before being seconded to the Cabinet Office 1971–74 as Assistant Private Secretary, then Private Secretary, to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Geoffrey Rippon then John Davies), who at that time had special responsibilities for the co-ordination of British policy towards the European Communities. In 1974 Pakenham was at the CSCE in Geneva, then was posted to New Delhi 1974–78 and Washington, D.C. 1978� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of The United Kingdom To Poland
The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Poland is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Poland, in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Poland''. List of heads of mission Before Partition Agents *1604-1610: Dr William BruceGary M. Bell, ''A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509-1688'' (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990). **1609: James Sandilands, 2nd Baron Torphichen ''Special Ambassador'' *1610-1621: Patrick Gordon *1626-1641: Francis Gordon Between 1641 and 1698, there seems to have been no continuous diplomatic representation Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the King of Poland **1629-1630: Sir Thomas Roe ''Special Ambassador'' *1634-1636: Sir George Douglas *1669-1670: Sir Peter Wyche *1676-1678: Hon. Laurence Hyde Envoys Extraordinary to the King of Poland and Elector of Saxony From 1698 to 1763, successive Elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
