Ivan Callan | |
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8th British Ambassador to Oman | |
In office 1999–2002 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Richard Muir |
Succeeded by | Stuart Laing |
10th British High Commissioner to Brunei | |
In office 1986–1991 | |
Preceded by | Adrian Sindall |
Succeeded by | Stuart Laing |
Personal details | |
Born | 1942 (age 81–82) |
Alma mater | University College |
Occupation | Diplomat |
Sir Ivan Roy Callan KCVO CMG (born 1942) is a retired British diplomat.
Educated at University College,Oxford,Callan joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1969 [1] and was appointed to HM Diplomatic Service in 1972. [2] He was appointed Consul-General at the British Embassy in Baghdad in 1983 and then moved to Jerusalem where he was Consul-General from 1987 to 1990. After returning to the FCO,he was appointed High Commissioner of Brunei (1994–98) and then Ambassador to Oman,serving from 1999 until retirement in 2002. [1]
Callan was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1990 Birthday Honours. [3] He was also appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in September 1998. [4]
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