Roger Bentham Stevens
Sir Roger Bentham Stevens (born June 8, 1906 - February 20, 1980 ) was a British diplomat .
Life
Roger Bentham Stevens studied in Wellington and at Queen's College, Oxford In 1931, Roger Bentham Stevens married Constance Hallam Hipwell († 1976). With her he had a son. In 1977 he married Jane Chandler, nee Irving. His written estate was archived in the Churchill Archives at the University of Cambridge in 1984.
In 1928 Stevens entered the foreign service and was employed in Buenos Aires , New York City , Antwerp , Denver and London. From 1948 he was Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Head of the German Commercial Relations and Industry Department, the General Economic Department and the German Supply Department in the FO. and from 1950 reported to Donald St. Clair Gainer .
From 1951 to 1954 he was ambassador to Stockholm , Sweden. In 1955 he was knighted as Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO). From 1954 to 1958 he was ambassador to Tehran . He wrote two books on Persia, The Land of Great Sophy (1962) and First View of Persia (1964).
From 1958 to 1963 he was in London, Deputy Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office. From 1963 to 1970 he was Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leeds . From 1963 to 1970 he was a consultant for Central Africa. In 1964 he was made Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG). From 1965 to 1970 he was chairman of the Yorkshire and Humberside Planning Association. From 1970 to 1972 he was a member of the Greater London Planning Committee. From 1972 to 1974 he was chairman of the mining supervisory authority. From 1972 to 1977 he was a member of the United Nations Administrative Court (UNAT).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Knights and Dames: SEL – SU at Leigh Rayment's Peerage
- ↑ Kelly's Directories, The International year book and statesmen's who's who , Jan 1, 1979 - Biography & Autobiography, p. 641
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Harold Farquhar |
British Ambassador to Sweden 1951–1954 |
Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey |
| Denis Arthur Hepworth Wright |
British Ambassador to Tehran 1954–1958 |
Geoffrey Wedgwood Harrison |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stevens, Roger Bentham |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 8, 1906 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1980 |