Paul Francis Gray
Sir Paul Francis Gray KCMG ( December 2, 1908 , † 1990 ) was a British diplomat .
Life
Paul Francis Gray was the son of Margaret Rosaliee Teresa Mary Alleyne and Colonel Arthur Gray. He attended Charterhouse School , Godalming, Surrey and then studied at Christ Church College , University of Oxford . Gray married Agnes Mary Weld-Blundell on October 27, 1936.
He joined the Foreign Service in 1947 and became a Companion in the Order of St. Michael and St. George on June 7, 1951, where he was promoted to Knight Commander in 1963 .
From 1951 to 1954 he was envoy to Moscow , from 1954 to 1957 State Secretary in the Foreign Office . From August 1, 1957 to 1960, he was ambassador to Prague . He was ambassador to Bern from 1960 to 1964 and retired in 1968 .
Individual evidence
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| George Clinton Pelham |
British ambassador to Czechoslovakia 1957–1960 |
Cecil Cuthbert Parrott |
| William Horace Montagu-Pollock |
British ambassador to Switzerland 1960–1964 |
Robert Spencer Isaacson |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gray, Paul Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1908 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1990 |