John Coulson (diplomat)
Sir John Coulson KCMG (13 September 1909 – 15 November 1997) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Sweden and secretary-general of EFTA.
Career
John Eltringham Coulson was educated at Rugby School and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. He joined the Diplomatic Service in 1932.[1] He served at Bucharest, Paris, New York and Washington, D.C. before being appointed Ambassador to Sweden 1960–63.[2] He was then Deputy Under-Secretary of State at the Foreign Office 1963–65, Chief of Administration of HM Diplomatic Service briefly from January to September 1965, and Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association 1965–72.
Honours
John Coulson was appointed CMG in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1946[3] and knighted KCMG in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1957.[4] The Swedish government made him a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star.
Offices held
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Hon. Sir Robert Hankey |
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Stockholm 1960–1963 |
Succeeded by Sir Moore Crosthwaite |
| Preceded by Frank Figgures |
Secretary-General of the European Free Trade Association 1965–1972 |
Succeeded by Bengt Rabaeus |
References
- COULSON, Sir John Eltringham, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 33890. p. 7841. 9 December 1932.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 42087. p. 4730. 5 July 1960.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 37598. p. 2761. 4 June 1946.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 41089. p. 3371. 4 June 1957.