David Duncan (diplomat)

David Duncan
8th United Kingdom Ambassador to Nicaragua
In office
1974–1976
Preceded byIvor Vincent
Succeeded byKeith Hamylton Jones
Personal details
Born(1923-02-22)22 February 1923
Exeter, United Kingdom
Died31 August 2007(2007-08-31) (aged 84)
EducationEton College
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
ProfessionDiplomat

David Francis Duncan (22 February 1923 – 31 August 2007) was a British diplomat. During World War II he was an officer in the Royal Artillery and was mentioned in despatches.[1] After the war he entered the Diplomatic Service and served both as the 8th United Kingdom Ambassador to Nicaragua from 1974 to 1976[2] and as British counsellor to the Disarmament Conference from 1971 to 1974.[3]

References

  1. ^ DUNCAN, David Francis, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014)
  2. ^ "No. 46272". The London Gazette. 23 April 1974. p. 5068.
  3. ^ Mackie, Colin. "A directory of British diplomats" (PDF). gulabin.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.


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