Rodric Braithwaite
| Sir Rodric Braithwaite GCMG |
|
|---|---|
| British Ambassador to Russia | |
| In office 1991–1992 |
|
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Brian Fall |
| British Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1988–1991 |
|
| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | Bryan Cartledge |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1932 (age 92) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Jill Braithwaite |
| Alma mater | Christ College, Cambridge |
Sir Rodric Quentin Braithwaite, GCMG (born 17 May 1932) is a retired British diplomat and an author.
Public life
Braithwaite was educated at Bedales School and Christ's College, Cambridge.
After his military service, he joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1955. His diplomatic career included posts in Indonesia, Italy, Poland, the Soviet Union, and a number of positions at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
From 1988 to 1992 Braithwaite was ambassador in Moscow, first of all under Margaret Thatcher to the Soviet Union and then under John Major to the Russian Federation.
Subsequently, he was the Prime Minister's foreign policy adviser and chairman of the UK Joint Intelligence Committee (1992–93), and was awarded the GCMG in 1994.
Books
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Personal life
Braithwaite was married in April 1961 to the former Gillian Mary Robinson (15 September 1937 – 10 November 2008 London), better known as the archaeologist and Roman face pottery expert Jill Braithwaite. They had several children, including three sons and one daughter - Richard, Katharine, Julian (whose twin brother, Mark, died in 1971) and David.[1]
References
- ↑ "Ambassador's wife turned archaeologist" Financial Times, 24 January 2009. Other obituaries appeared in The Independent (15 January 2009), and The Guardian (3 December 2008). Braithwaite's Guardian tribute to his late wife lists their five children.
- British Diplomatic Oral History Programme
- Rodric Braithwaite. Jill Braithwaite obituary 3 December 2008.
External links
- Interview with Sir Rodric Quentin Braithwaite & transcript, British Diplomatic Oral History Programme, Churchill College, Cambridge, 1998
- Articles with short description
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- 1932 births
- Living people
- People educated at Bedales School
- Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia
- Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Soviet Union
- Chairs of the Joint Intelligence Committee (United Kingdom)
- Members of HM Diplomatic Service
- Braithwaite family
- 20th-century British diplomats
