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‘I have drifted into a fascinating life,’ Lord Trevelyan modestly says. A man of extraordinary precision, with a first-class practical mind, he has been one of the most outstanding diplomats of his generation.
Following a career in the Indian Political Service, he was Chargé d’Affaires in Peking from 1953–5, Ambassador to Egypt at the time of Suez, with the United Nations as Under-Secretary at the special request of Hammarskjöld, Ambassador to Iraq following the murder of the royal family and Nuri Said, Ambassador to the USSR when Khruschev was ousted. Then in 1967, after his retirement, he was sent as British High Commissioner to South Arabia, when the British withdrew from Aden.
The first part of the book contains portraits of some of the men in power whom he encountered, and the second part of the book may provide clues to what has made Lord Trevelyan into the sort of man he is.
Praise for Humphrey Trevelyan:
‘An absolutely first-class practical mind’ – Sunday Times on The Middle East in Revolution
‘The best British diplomat of his generation’ – New Statesman on Worlds Apart
‘Required reading’ – Observer on The India We Left
Following a career in the Indian Political Service, he was Chargé d’Affaires in Peking from 1953–5, Ambassador to Egypt at the time of Suez, with the United Nations as Under-Secretary at the special request of Hammarskjöld, Ambassador to Iraq following the murder of the royal family and Nuri Said, Ambassador to the USSR when Khruschev was ousted. Then in 1967, after his retirement, he was sent as British High Commissioner to South Arabia, when the British withdrew from Aden.
The first part of the book contains portraits of some of the men in power whom he encountered, and the second part of the book may provide clues to what has made Lord Trevelyan into the sort of man he is.
Praise for Humphrey Trevelyan:
‘An absolutely first-class practical mind’ – Sunday Times on The Middle East in Revolution
‘The best British diplomat of his generation’ – New Statesman on Worlds Apart
‘Required reading’ – Observer on The India We Left
199 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1980
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Humphrey Trevelyan
10 books5 followersHumphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan, KG GCMG CIE OBE (1905 - 1985) was a British diplomat and author.
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