Geoffrey Wallinger
Sir Geoffrey Arnold Wallinger CBE , KCMG ( 1903 - July 5, 1979 ) was a British diplomat . He served as British High Commissioner in occupied post-war Austria and as British Ambassador to the Republic of Austria. He also worked as an ambassador to the Kingdom of Hungary , the Kingdom of Thailand and the Kingdom of Brazil .
Live and act
Since 1926 in the diplomatic service Wallinger began his career in Cairo and Vienna.
family
He married Stella Irena Zilliacus on June 6, 1958. She was the daughter of Konni Zilliacus , a Finnish politician and journalist.
Individual evidence
- ^ The Diplomatic service list , 1973, p. 85.
- ^ Adolf Schärf : Diary Notes of the Year 1955 , Studien Verlag, 2008, p. 395. ( limited preview on Google Book Search ).
- ↑ Sir Geoffrey Arnold Wallinger on thepeerage.com , accessed September 13, 2016.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Knox helmet | British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Hungary 1949–1951 |
Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey |
| John MaGowan | British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand 1951–1954 |
Berkeley Gage |
| Harold Caccia |
British High Commissioner in Austria 1954–1955 |
British ambassador |
| British High Commissioner | British Ambassador to the Republic of Austria 1955–1958 |
James Bowker |
| Geoffrey Wedgwood Harrison | British Ambassador to Brazil 1958–1963 |
Leslie Fry |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wallinger, Geoffrey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wallinger, Geoffrey Arnold; Wallinger, Geoffrey A. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1903 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th July 1979 |