Sir Daniel William Lascelles

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(19 March 1902 – 17 October 1967) was a British diplomat.Peerage
retrieved 2011-05-20 He was the British ambassador in Ethiopia, Afghanistan and Japan.

Early life

Lascelles was the son of the Honourable William Horace Lascelles, eighth son of

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. His mother was Madeline Barton, daughter of Reverend Gerrard Barton. He was educated at

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, Isle of Wight; at the

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, Devon; and at

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Career

After an open competition in 1926, Lescelles earned a position and was subsequently appointed as a Third Secretary in the Diplomatic Service. In 1931, he was made Second Secretary. and in 1937, he was promoted to First Secretary. In 1945, he was invested as a

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and he was promoted in the Foreign Office hierarchy. In 1948, he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Addis Ababa and then Consul-General to the Empire of Ethiopia. In 1949–1951, he became Ambassador to Ethiopia. In 1953, he was appointed Ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan. In 1954, he was invested as Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George. Lescelles was appointed Ambassador in Tokyo in 1957. He served from 1957 through 1959.Ian Nish. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972, pp. 179-184; Hoare, James. (1999).

Later life

He died on 17 October 1967 at age 65.

Honours

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, companion ( CMG), 1945. *

, Knight Commander (

), 1954.

Notes

References

* Hoare, James. (1999). ''Embassies in the East: the Story of the British Embassies in Japan, China, and Korea from 1859 to the Present.'' Richmond, Surrey: Curzon Press.
OCLC 42645589
* Nish, Ian. (2004). ''British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972.'' Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental.
OCLC 249167170

External links

* UK in Japan
Chronology of Heads of Mission
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