Peter Albert Raftery, CVO, MBE (8 June 1929 – 10 June 1996) was High Commissioner to Botswana from 1986 to 1989. He was educated at St Ignatius' College, Enfield. After

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he joined the CRO in 1949. He served in

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. He was First Secretary at the FCO,

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; Assistant Head at the East Africa Department then Counsellor and Consul General at

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before his

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People educated at St Ignatius' College, Enfield High commissioners of the United Kingdom to Botswana 1929 births 1996 deaths Members of the Order of the British Empire Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order {{UK-diplomat-stub