Richard Alvin Neilson

"Richard Neilson" redirects here. For the English footballer, see Dick Neilson.

Richard Alvin Neilson, CMG, LVO[1] (9 July 1937[2]) is a British diplomat who was notably the British Ambassador to Colombia (1987–1990), the British Ambassador to Chile (1990–1993) and the High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago (1994–1996).[1][2][3]

His childhood was spent in the North west of England and he returned to the family origins the Isle of Man during the Second World War living in Kirk Michael.

After winning a County Scholarship from Burnley Grammar School, Neilson received a 1st Class degree in Geography and then a Masters degree (his thesis being on the Formation of the Dartmoor Tors (Neilson and Palmer) from Leeds University before receiving a Fulbright scholarship to Wisconsin University. He returned becoming an academic at Edinburgh University. From Edinburgh he joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office serving in Congo, Chile (twice), Australia, Northern Ireland, Zambia, Gibraltar (as Deputy Governor), Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Chile.

Neilson is survived by his wife and son Paul Neilson a prominent Chartered Accountant in the UK.

References

  1. 1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 50948. p. 3. 13 June 1987.
  2. 1 2 "Birthdays (08 July 1995)". The Independent. 8 July 1995. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Mackie, Colin (2013). "British Ambassadors and High Commissioners: 1880-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2013.


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