Philip Mainwaring Broadmead
Sir Philip Mainwaring Broadmead , KCMG , MC ( December 3, 1893 , † 1977 ) was a British diplomat .
Life
Philip Mainwaring Broadmead graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in 1917 and went to the First World War . In 1918 he had reached the rank of captain. In 1920 he joined the foreign service in the rank of third-class embassy secretary. In 1923 he was promoted to embassy secretary second class and in 1929 to embassy secretary first class. In 1937 he was accredited to the embassy in Washington. In 1940 he was promoted to counselor. In 1944 he was inducted into the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George . Broadmead headed the Foreign Office in 1945, which has served as the North American Department since 1941designated department. From 1947 to 1950 Broadmead was Minister (envoy) in Damascus.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Montague Bentley Talbot Paske Smith |
British ambassador to Colombia 1945–1947 |
Gilbert MacKereth |
|
British Ambassador to Syria 1947–1950 |
William Horace Montagu-Pollock | |
| Pierson John Dixon |
British ambassador to Czechoslovakia 1950–1953 |
Derwent William Kermode |
Individual evidence
- ^ Isaiah Berlin, Henry Hardy, Letters, 1928-1946 , Volume 1
- ^ The Foreign office list and diplomatic and consular year book
References
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Broadmead, Philip Mainwaring |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 3, 1893 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1977 |