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==Career==
==Career==
Terence Willcocks Garvey was educated at [[Felsted School]] and [[University College, Oxford]] (where he gained a first class degree in [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics]]), and was a Laming Fellow at [[The Queen's College, Oxford]] in 1938. In the same year he joined [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service]]. He served in [[the USA]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35068 |page=751 |date=7 February 1941}}</ref> [[Chile]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35536 |page=1810 |date=24 April 1942}}</ref> [[Germany]] and [[Egypt]] as well as at the [[Foreign Office]]. He was Counsellor, HM Embassy, [[Belgrade]], 1958–62; [[chargé d'affaires]] at [[Peking]], and [[Dual accreditation|concurrently]] Britain's first [[ambassador]] to [[Mongolia]], 1963–65;<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=42985 |supp=y |page=3834 |date=3 May 1963}}</ref> assistant [[Permanent Secretary|Under-secretary of State]] at the Foreign Office 1965–68; ambassador to [[Yugoslavia]] 1968–71;<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=44723 |page=12676 |date=26 November 1968}}</ref> [[High Commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]] to [[India]] 1971–73; and ambassador to the [[Soviet Union]] 1973–75.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=46216 |supp=y |page=2410 |date=22 February 1974}}</ref>
Terence Willcocks Garvey was educated at [[Felsted School]] and [[University College, Oxford]] (where he gained a first class degree in [[Philosophy, Politics and Economics]]), and was a Laming Fellow at [[The Queen's College, Oxford]], in 1938. In the same year he joined [[Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service]]. He served in [[the USA]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35068 |page=751 |date=7 February 1941}}</ref> [[Chile]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=35536 |page=1810 |date=24 April 1942}}</ref> [[Germany]] and [[Egypt]] as well as at the [[Foreign Office]]. He was Counsellor, HM Embassy, [[Belgrade]], 1958–62; [[chargé d'affaires]] at [[Peking]], and [[Dual accreditation|concurrently]] Britain's first [[ambassador]] to [[Mongolia]], 1963–65;<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=42985 |supp=y |page=3834 |date=3 May 1963}}</ref> assistant [[Permanent Secretary|Under-secretary of State]] at the Foreign Office 1965–68; ambassador to [[Yugoslavia]] 1968–71;<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=44723 |page=12676 |date=26 November 1968}}</ref> [[High Commissioner (Commonwealth)|High Commissioner]] to [[India]] 1971–73; and ambassador to the [[Soviet Union]] 1973–75.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=46216 |supp=y |page=2410 |date=22 February 1974}}</ref>


After retiring from the Diplomatic Service Garvey became a Senior Associate Member of [[St Antony's College, Oxford]]. He is buried at [[Murrisk Abbey]], county Mayo, Ireland.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55598591 Terence Willcocks Garvey] at findagrave.com</ref>
After retiring from the Diplomatic Service Garvey became a Senior Associate Member of [[St Antony's College, Oxford]]. He is buried at [[Murrisk Abbey]], county Mayo, Ireland.


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Latest revision as of 08:08, 12 May 2024

Sir Terence Garvey KCMG (7 December 1915 – 7 December 1986) was a British diplomat who was High Commissioner to India and Ambassador to the USSR.

Career[edit]

Terence Willcocks Garvey was educated at Felsted School and University College, Oxford (where he gained a first class degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics), and was a Laming Fellow at The Queen's College, Oxford, in 1938. In the same year he joined Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. He served in the USA,[1] Chile,[2] Germany and Egypt as well as at the Foreign Office. He was Counsellor, HM Embassy, Belgrade, 1958–62; chargé d'affaires at Peking, and concurrently Britain's first ambassador to Mongolia, 1963–65;[3] assistant Under-secretary of State at the Foreign Office 1965–68; ambassador to Yugoslavia 1968–71;[4] High Commissioner to India 1971–73; and ambassador to the Soviet Union 1973–75.[5]

After retiring from the Diplomatic Service Garvey became a Senior Associate Member of St Antony's College, Oxford. He is buried at Murrisk Abbey, county Mayo, Ireland.

Honours[edit]

Terence Garvey was appointed CMG in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1955[6] and knighted KCMG in the New Year Honours of 1969.[7]

Publications[edit]

  • Bones of Contention: An Enquiry Into East-West Relations, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London, 1978, ISBN 0-7100-0010-3

Offices held[edit]

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Chargé d'Affaires at Peking
1963–1965 		Succeeded by
New office Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
at Ulan Bator
1963–1964 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
at Belgrade
1968–1971 		Succeeded by
Preceded by High Commissioner to India
1971–1973 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
at Moscow
1973–1976 		Succeeded by

References[edit]

  1. ^ "No. 35068". The London Gazette. 7 February 1941. p. 751.
  2. ^ "No. 35536". The London Gazette. 24 April 1942. p. 1810.
  3. ^ "No. 42985". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 May 1963. p. 3834.
  4. ^ "No. 44723". The London Gazette. 26 November 1968. p. 12676.
  5. ^ "No. 46216". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 February 1974. p. 2410.
  6. ^ "No. 40497". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 1955. p. 3261.
  7. ^ "No. 44740". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1969. p. 4.
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