Daniel Lascelles (diplomat)
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Sir Daniel William Lascelles KCMG (19 March 1902 – 17 October 1967) was a British diplomat. 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 Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood. His mother was Madeline Barton, daughter of Reverend Gerrard Barton. He was educated at The New Beacon, Royal Naval College, Osborne, Isle of Wight; at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon; and at Balliol College, Oxford.
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 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 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.
Later life
He died on 17 October 1967 at age 65.
Honours
- Order of St Michael and St George, companion (CMG), 1945.
- Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Commander (KCMG), 1954.
See also
- List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Ethiopia
- List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Afghanistan
- List of Ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Japan
- Anglo-Japanese relations
Notes
- 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. ISBN 9780700705122;
- Nish, Ian. (2004). British Envoys in Japan 1859-1972. Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. ISBN 9781901903515;
Further reading
- Great Britain, Public Record Office. British Foreign Office Files for Post-War Japan (Public Record Office class FO 371). Part 3, Complete files for 1957–1959. ISBN 9781857110333;
- __________. British Foreign Office Files for Post-War Japan (Public Record Office class FO 371). Part 4, Complete files for 1960–1962. ISBN 9781857110333;
External links
- UK in Japan, 13 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byHimself | British Ambassador to Ethiopia 1949–1951 | Succeeded byDouglas Busk |
| Preceded byEric Ralph Lingeman | British Ambassador to Afghanistan 1953–1957 | Succeeded bySir Michael Cavenagh Gillett |
| Preceded bySir Esler Dening | British Ambassador to Japan 1957–1959 | Succeeded bySir Oscar Morland |