Denis Arthur Hepworth Wright
Sir Denis Arthur Hepworth Wright (born March 23, 1911 in Kingston upon Thames , Surrey, † May 18, 2005 in Haddenham , Buckinghamshire ) was a British diplomat .
Life
He attended Brentwood School in Essex and studied history at St Edmund Hall , Oxford. From 1935 to 1939 he advertised Gallagher's Tobacco . In 1939 he married lona Carmen Craig. On March 21, 1940, he was appointed Vice Consul in Constanța , Romania. From March 5, 1941 to May 5, 1943 he was Vice Consul in Trabzon . On May 5, 1943, he was appointed vice consul in Mersin , where he was consul from May 13, 1943 to January 1945. From April 29, 1945 to August 15, 1945 he was employed in the Foreign Office.
From 1951 to 1953 he headed the foreign trade department at the FCO. In 1953 he was chargé d'affaires, and from 1954 to 1955 counselor in Tehran . From 1955 to 1959 he was employed in the FCO. From 1959 to 1962 he was ambassador to Addis Ababa , Ethiopia. In 1962 he was the private secretary of the Foreign Minister. From 1963 to 1971 he was ambassador to Tehran.
In 1974 he was retired .
Upon retirement, he became the managing director of Shell and Chartered Bank, the director of Mitchell Coutts.
From 1978 to 1987 he was on the board of directors of the British Institute of Persian Studies. In 1976–1979 she was the chairman of the Iranian society and from 1989 to 1995 its president.
Orders and decorations
In 1954 he was accepted as a Companion (CMG) in the Order of St Michael and St George , in 1961 he was knighted as Knight Commander of this order and in 1971 he was raised to the Knight Grand Cross of this order.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Great Britain. Foreign Office, The Foreign Office list and diplomatic and consular year book, Volume 137, Harrison and Sons, 1965, p. 451
- ↑ Knights and Dames: WAM-ZUR at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Furlonge | British Ambassador to Addis Ababa 1959–1962 |
John Russell |
| Geoffrey Wedgwood Harrison |
British Ambassador to Tehran 1963–1971 |
Peter Ramsbotham, 3rd Viscount Soulbury |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wright, Denis Arthur Hepworth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston upon Thames , Surrey |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 2005 |
| Place of death | Haddenham , Buckinghamshire |