Sir John Henry Lambert, KCVO, CMG (8 January 1921 – 6 July 2015) was a British diplomat. From 1977 to 1981 he was the United Kingdom's ambassador to Tunisia.[1][2]

Early life

Lambert was born on 8 January 1921 to Ronald Lambert, MC and Hazel Mary Lambert (née Cox).[1] He was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public school near Windsor, Berkshire. He spent one year studying at Trinity College, Cambridge, before being called up for military service in 1940.[2]

Military service

In 1940, Lambert was called up for military service.[2]

Diplomatic career

On 18 September 1977, he was appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Tunisian Republic.[3]

Honours and decorations

He was appointed CMG in the 1975 New Year Honours, and on 23 October 1980 Lambert was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO).[4] He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II aboard HMY Britannia at the end of her state visit to Tunisia in October 1980.[2] In 1980, he was appointed Grand Officer of the Order of the Tunisian Republic.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sir John Lambert, diplomat - obituary". The Telegraph. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sir John Lambert". The Times. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  3. ^ "No. 47476". The London Gazette. 28 February 1978. p. 2598.
  4. ^ "No. 48384". The London Gazette. 28 November 1980. p. 16523.
  5. ^ "Lambert, Sir John Henry, KCVO, CMG". International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who. Brill Online. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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