Sir Guy Elwin Millard (22 January 1917 – 26 April 2013) was a British diplomat who was closely involved in the Suez crisis, and afterwards ambassador to Hungary, Sweden and Italy.

Career

Guy Elwin Millard was educated at Wixenford, Charterhouse, and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He entered the Diplomatic Service in 1939, but served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Millard was a junior secretary to

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during the war, and when Eden became

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in 1955 he arranged for Millard to be seconded from the

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to be his Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs. He was thus closely involved with the

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in 1956. Afterwards he wrote a detailed history of the episode, an edited version of which remains in the

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. Millard was

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to Hungary 1967–69, Minister in Washington, D.C., 1970–71, Ambassador to Sweden 1971–74 and Ambassador to Italy 1974–76. After retiring from the Diplomatic Service, he served as chairman of the British-Italian Society 1977–83. Millard was appointed CMG in the 1957 New Year Honours and CVO in 1961 on the occasion of a

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to Iran, where Millard was stationed at the time. He was knighted KCMG in the New Year Honours of 1972.] The Italian government made him a Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Order of Merit in 1981.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Millard, Guy Elwin 1917 births 2013 deaths People educated at Charterhouse School People educated at Wixenford School Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Royal Navy personnel of World War II Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Hungary Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Sweden Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Italy Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Grand Officers of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic