John Guthrie Ward

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Sir John (Guthrie) Ward GCMG (3 March 1909 - 12 January 1991) was a British diplomat. [1] He was Ambassador to Argentina from 1957 to 1961, and Ambassador to Italy from 1962 to 1966. [2] [3]

Ward was appointed a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) in the 1947 New Year Honours, [4] promoted to Knight Commander of the Order (KCMG) in the 1956 Birthday Honours, [5] and further promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Order (GCMG) in the 1967 New Year Honours. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "WARD, Sir John (Guthrie)". Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "No. 42862". The London Gazette . 18 December 1962. p. 9907.
  3. ↑ "British Ambassadors and High Commissioners 1880-2010" (PDF). Colin Mackie, Gulabin.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "No. 37835". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1946. p. 6.
  5. ↑ "No. 40797". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 May 1956. p. 3103.
  6. ↑ "No. 44210". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1966. p. 4.


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