Colin Andrew Munro CMG (born 24 October 1946) is a former British diplomat.
He was educated at George Watson's College, the University of Edinburgh (MA Modern Languages, 1968) and King's College London (MA, International Studies). He served as British Ambassador to Croatia from 1997 to 2000. [1]
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.
General Sir Hector Munro, 8th Laird of Novar, KB was a Scottish army officer and politician who served as the ninth Commander-in-Chief of Bengal from 1764 to 1765.
George Monro Grant was a Canadian church minister, writer, and political activist. He served as principal of Queen's College, Kingston, Ontario, for 25 years, from 1877 until 1902.
Howard Unwin Moffat served as second premier of Southern Rhodesia, from 1927 to 1933.
Madras College, often referred to as Madras, is a Scottish comprehensive secondary school located in St Andrews, Fife. It educates over 1,400 pupils aged between 11 and 18 and was founded in 1833 by the Rev. Dr Andrew Bell.
Alan James Munro is a British immunologist and entrepreneur who served as the Master of Christ's College, Cambridge (1995–2002).
Castle Chanonry of Ross, also known as Seaforth Castle, was located in the town of Fortrose, to the north-east of Inverness, on the peninsula known as the Black Isle, Highland, Scotland. Nothing now remains of the castle. The castle was also known as Canonry or Chanonrie of Ross, the former county.
The Monro of Fyrish family were a Scottish family and branch of the ancient highland Clan Munro. The family produced a notable dynasty of doctors to London in the 18th and 19th century where they were involved in early work on curing 'insanity'. Four generations occupied successively the position of (Principal) Physician of the notorious Bethlem Hospital (Bedlam). They were also leading members of a variety of important medical associations. Other members were painters, priests and philanthropists of note and one was an important early patron to J. M. W. Turner.
Sir Charles Alfred Bell was the British Political Officer for Bhutan, Sikkim and Tibet. He was known as "British India's ambassador to Tibet" before retiring and becoming a noted tibetologist.
Munro is a Scottish surname. In both languages, it means "man from the River Roe" in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The surname is common in Ross-shire and other areas of northern Scotland; it also spread to Canada via emigration. Variant spellings of the same name include Monro, Monroe, Munroe, Munrow and Manrow.
Sir Kenneth Clinton Wheare, CMG was an Australian academic, who spent most of his career at Oxford University in England. He was an expert on the constitutions of the British Commonwealth. He advised constitutional assemblies in former British colonies.
John Anthony Tucknott is a British diplomat.
Michael David Shipster CMG OBE is a British former diplomat.
Paul Brummell is a British diplomat and travel writer.
The 1902 Coronation Honours were announced on 26 June 1902, the date originally set for the coronation of King Edward VII. The coronation was postponed because the King had been taken ill two days before, but he ordered that the honours list should be published on that day anyway.
The King's Birthday Honours 1930 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King. They were published on 30 May 1930.
Mark Andrew Geoffrey Kent is a British businessman and former diplomat who served as UK ambassador to Argentina from 2016 to 2021.
Dame Caroline Elizabeth Wilson is a British diplomat and lawyer who assumed office as the British Ambassador to China in September 2020.